Formed as a result of collective bargaining between labor and management, the Teamsters Benefit Trust is under the direct management of a joint Board of Trustees, composed of Union and Employer members. The TBT Board of Trustees has sole authority to make decisions about the Teamsters Benefit Trust and the Plans that TBT sponsors.
Plan Administration
The TBT Board of Trustees contracts with Lipman Insurance Administrators, Inc. for administrative services. You may write to the Board of Trustees at the following address:
Teamsters Benefit Trust
Plan Administration Office
39420 Liberty Street, Suite 260
Fremont, CA 94538-2200
Local telephone: (510) 796-4676
Toll free: (800) 533-0119
Plan site: www.tbtfund.org
What’s New?
Transparency in Coverage
Federal Transparency in Coverage regulations require that as of July 1, 2022 group health plans must post machine readable files containing (1) negotiated in-network rates and (2) out-of-network billed charges and allowed amounts. To access this information for the Teamsters Benefit Trust indemnity plans, please click on this link: https://www.anthem.com/machine-readable-file/search
Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) and Uniform Glossary
Under the new health care reform laws, group health plans like TBT must provide active participants with summaries of benefits and coverage.
Open Enrollment
After your initial choice of medical and dental options, TBT’s Open Enrollment policy allows you to change your medical and/or dental options once every 12 months between January 1 and December 31.
Update Your Plan Address
The ONLY way to update your Plan address is for the TBT participant to fill out and sign the Plan’s official Change of Address form and return it to the TBT Plan Administration Office.
SEND the signed form in one of these ways:
E-mail to enroll@lipmantpa.com
Fax to TBT at (510) 795-9237, or
Mail or bring to the TBT Plan Administration Office.
TBT keeps one address for each participant. If your spouse or other dependents don’t live with you, make sure they know that all TBT mail is sent to your address.