{"id":2177,"date":"2021-06-02T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/?page_id=2177"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:20:08","slug":"legal-protection-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/legal-protection-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Protection Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">(Group Size 15+ Covered Lives)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\">The insured will have access to the following legal benefits, once enrolled in the plan:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Initial Consultations<\/strong>\u2014Unlimited number of initial 1\/2 hour consultations by phone or in person, one half hour per legal topic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wills and Estate Planning<\/strong>\u2014Simple will or living will prepared for eligible family members, one per plan year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Document Review<\/strong>\u2014Document review of many types of legal documents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dispute Resolution<\/strong>\u2014Dispute resolution to attempt to resolve legal disputes, such as a simple contractor dispute.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Small Claims Court Preparation<\/strong>\u2014Consultations at no additional cost by phone with attorney on small claims lawsuits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guaranteed Reduced Rates<\/strong>\u2014Members receive a 25% discount on plan attorney\u2019s hourly rates when legal representation is needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Legal Needs<\/h4>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Simple Will<br \/>\nLiving Will<br \/>\nTraffic Tickets <\/td>\n<td>Divorce (Simple)<br \/>\nName Change <\/td>\n<td>Small Claims Court<br \/>\nBankruptcy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exclusive Flat Fee Services<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traffic Tickets<\/li>\n<li>Prenuptial Agreements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Underwritten by Virginia Surety Company at 175 West Jackson Chicago, IL 60604)<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pdf-footer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Founded in 1943, Amalgamated Life Insurance Company has since grown into a leading provider of comprehensive insurance solutions operating in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Company provides competitive group products including Term Life, Medical Stop Loss, Disability and Specialty Drug Cost Management, as well as voluntary products such as Accident, Accidental Death &amp; Dismemberment, Critical Illness, Dental, Disability, Hearing, ID Theft, Legal, Portable Term Life and Whole Life, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1975, Amalgamated Life Insurance Company has consistently earned the \u201cA\u201d<br \/>(Excellent) Rating from A.M. Best Company attesting to its strong fiscal position and claims paying abilities. The Company is a member of the Amalgamated Family of Companies; which includes: a third party administrator, Amalgamated Employee Benefits Administrators; Amalgamated Medical Care Management, a medical care management firm; Amalgamated Agency, a property and casualty broker; and AliGraphics, a printing firm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"pdf-footer-note\">The information in this product sheet is in an abbreviated form only. The actual coverage and amounts are subject to all the terms, limitations and exclusions in the individual policy. If the information in this product sheet differs from the Legal Protection Policy, the terms of your policy govern.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pdf-footer-note\">Limitations and exclusions apply. This benefit summary is intended only to highlight benefits and should not be relied upon to fully determine coverage. More complete descriptions of benefits and the terms under which they are provided are received upon enrolling in the plan. Group legal plans are administered by Legal Access Plans, L.L.C. or LegalEASE Home Office: 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2300, Houston, TX. This legal plan may not be regulated as insurance in some states, but is available in all states. Plans are underwritten by insurance carrier partners in states where required. Please contact LegalEASE for complete details. \u00a92021 LegalEASE All rights reserved.GeneralH1_LegalGUARD_EnrollFlyer_1PG_2021-05<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/legal.pdf\" class=\"cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Group Size 15+ Covered Lives) The insured will have access to the following legal benefits, once enrolled in the plan: Top Legal Needs Simple Will Living Will Traffic Tickets Divorce (Simple) Name Change Small Claims Court Bankruptcy Exclusive Flat Fee Services (Underwritten by Virginia Surety Company at 175 West Jackson Chicago, IL 60604) Founded in&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/legal-protection-plan\/\" title=\"Read Legal Protection Plan\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2177","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4732,"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2177\/revisions\/4732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amalgamatedbenefits.com\/amalgamated-life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}