Welcome To Pipeline Industry Benefit Fund
Your Pipeline to Health Care and Financial Security Since 1964
The Pipeline Industry Benefit Fund is a Taft Hartley trust fund regulated by ERISA. The Plan is administered by the Board of Trustees and exists to provide health and retirement security to working men and women of the pipeline industry and their families.
The Fund is a joint effort by the signatory contractors and union to provide accident, health and pension benefits for employees performing work under the United Associations National Pipeline Agreement.
This website represents the Fund’s goal of making access to the Fund and its benefits easier and faster than ever – with even greater responsiveness to your specific needs and concerns. Here you will find virtually everything you need to get reliable, up-to-the-minute Fund information and carry out a wide variety of transactions with the Fund.
PIBF News
01 Apr 09THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY BENEFIT FUND
We are pleased to announce that the new Pipeline Industry Benefit Fund web site went on line February 1, 2009. You can log on to our web site at www.pibf.org. The web site is totally redesigned with new features and an improved navigation system. Moreabout:THE PIPELINE INDUSTRY BENEFIT FUND
03 Mar 09FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SUBSIDIZING COBRA
The Fund office has just received information that COBRA premiums will be subsidized by the Federal Government under President Obama's stimulus program titled, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Moreabout:FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SUBSIDIZING COBRA
03 Mar 09BLUE LIGHT NOV / DEC 2008
The Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) was created by the Trustees to allow members to be reimbursed for expenses incurred for various non-covered healthcare expenses. At the Board of Trustees meeting in September 2008, the Trustees extended the HRA another year - from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Moreabout:BLUE LIGHT NOV / DEC 2008
03 Mar 09BLUE LIGHT SEPT / OCT 2008
In the Blue Light Report of July/August, the Fund stated The Trustees added organ transplants to the schedule of covered benefits. The Trustees approved a maximum lifetime transplant benefit of $200,000.00 that would become effective January 1, 2009. The Trustees have revised the effec¬tive date to July 1, 2008. Moreabout:BLUE LIGHT SEPT / OCT 2008
03 Mar 09BLUE LIGHT JULY / AUG 2008
Action taken by the Trustees on June 19, 2008, resulted in improvements to the health care plan at Pipeline Industry Benefit Fund. The Trustees unanimously approved an increase in the dental program in conjunction with the implementation of the Blue Cross Blue Shield dental net¬work called DNOA. Moreabout:BLUE LIGHT JULY / AUG 2008
