Brethren Insurance Services FAQ

While Brethren Insurance Services offers an array of ancillary insurance products to Church of the Brethren pastors and employees who work 20 hours a week or more, Annual Conference delegates discontinued Brethren Medical Plan coverage for the Ministers’ Group in 2007. Today, medical coverage through Brethren Medical Plan is only available to Brethren-affiliated employer groups.

Medicare Supplement insurance is offered to Medicare-eligible employees who work 20 or more hours per week at a participating employer with fewer than 20 employees, as well as their Medicare-eligible spouses. This insurance is also available to Medicare-eligible retirees of a Church of the Brethren-affiliated employer, as well as their Medicare-eligible spouses, widows, or widowers. At the time the individual becomes eligible for Medicare, he or she must enroll in Medicare Part A and part B as his or her primary coverage and enroll in this plan within the six-month enrollment period that immediately follows that person's Medicare eligibility date.

Yes, through Medicare. The prescription drug plan is called Medicare Part D. Click here for further details on Medicare Part D.

In order to qualify for an HSA, you must be enrolled in a high-deductible health plan. 

For ministers' group employees and retirees, enrollment materials will be available during the last week of October to those who are currently enrolled in any of our plans. Please click here after Oct. 26 to access information, rates, and updated forms. For agency group employees, check with your employer for your open enrollment period. 

If you are not currently enrolled in our plans, please contact the Brethren Insurance Services at 800-746-1505 or insurance@cobbt.org to request an open enrollment packet.

For ministers' group employees and retirees, open enrollment will be held November 1 - November 30, 2020 with coverage effective January 1, 2021.

For additional information, please contact Brethren Insurance Services at insurance@cobbt.org or 800-746-1505.