About Us
Purpose
CORBE Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated in May 1997 with the purpose of promoting the interests of its members in maintaining company provided benefits originally including: medical benefits, life insurance, 401K issues, and pensions. More recently, monitoring pension annuity conversions and monitoring the health of the pension annuity business. The current focus is in providing information support to members and members' suvivors.
Membership Fee
Members pay a one-time initial $50 membership fee.
Membership Application Form
From the "Downloads" page on this site you can down load the application form, print it out, fill it in, and send it in.
Board of Trustees
- Trustee & President Bob Sesko
- Trustee & Vice President Rob Fredericks
- Trustee & Treasurer Roy Squilario
- Trustee & Secretary Betty Hahn
- Trustee & President Emeritus Frank Zupa
- Trustee Howard Lemberg
- Trustee Lari O'Donnell
- Asst. Corresponding Secty Art Ketterer
- Asst. Corresponding Secty Ron Baruzzi
Board of Trustees
Activities
The Board of Trustees routinely monitors several items of interest to CORBE Members including:
- The overall financial health of Ericsson, Athene, and Banner
- The industry buzz about Ericsson's future
- The current trends in single company pension plans and annuities
- The annuity industry health and interactions with State insurance safety nets
This knowledge is used to inform members, to guide Trustee activities (including formal interactions with our legal counsel), and to prepare for potential changes if they occur.