UCT Gives Back launched this week and we want YOUR school to submit a video for a chance at winning $10,000! UCT Gives Back is a video contest open to schools with programs for people with intellectual disabilities and universities with programs to train special education teachers – and the winning school will receive $10,000! I know what you’re thinking…creating a video… Continue Reading…

For more than 50 years UCT has made helping people with intellectual disabilities our top service project. In 1997 our UCT Charities fund was established as a way to support this priority, primarily by providing scholarships to students and teachers seeking degrees or certification to teach people with intellectual disabilities through the UCT Scholarship Program. Each year the UCT Scholarship Program makes… Continue Reading…

I recently attended the annual meeting of the American Fraternal Alliance, and it was a great meeting.  One of the speakers was Jim Collins, best selling business author of books such as Good to Great and Built to Last.  He had many interesting things to say, and he felt, as he put it, that the zeitgeist was moving in a direction that favored the Fraternal business model.… Continue Reading…

UCT gives back to people with intellectual disabilities by sponsoring a video contest for $10,000! UCT is excited to announce our upcoming video contest, “UCT Gives Back” which will award $10,000 to one very deserving school. UCT Gives Back is open to schools with programs for people with intellectual disabilities or universities with programs to train special education teachers – and the… Continue Reading…

Believe it or not the dog days of summer are over, and in a few weeks fall officially begins! And that means that kids across the U.S. and Canada are headed back to school. Volunteers enrich school programs and strengthen relationships with local communities. There are any number of volunteer projects you can coordinate or get involved with to help local schools… Continue Reading…

My son was recently married, and it was a great weekend.  Everyone enjoyed the rehearsal dinner, the wedding, and the reception.  It was a lot of fun.   The ceremony was very well done, and one aspect of it struck me.  At one point in the service, the minister asked the parents of both the bride and groom to stand.  We were… Continue Reading…

It’s been said that fraternal benefit organizations are the “best kept secret” in the insurance industry. And you know we must be EXCELLENT at keeping secrets because the majority of people today aren’t quite sure what a fraternal benefit society is. But when we’ve got such an amazing story to tell, such great products, and non-profit status that helps local communities, why in… Continue Reading…

This summer has seen Mother Nature once again flexing her muscle. Some areas of the U.S. and Canada have experienced record-breaking heat, drought and accompanying wildfires while others have been hit with larger than normal rainfall and flooding. All this following spring’s treacherous tornadoes. UCT can’t control nature, but we can be – and are – here for our members who experience… Continue Reading…

Since the financial crisis hit in 2008, there have been several high profile cases of people in the financial sector behaving badly.  The unethical and criminal behavior that has been reported, coming on the heels of a financial meltdown, has resulted in a dramatic decrease in trust in financial institutions.   In May of this year, the Chicago Booth/Kellogg School Financial Trust Index… Continue Reading…

As Sir Winston Churchill said, “we make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” UCT’s members give of their time, talents and treasures to enrich the lives of others and make their communities a better place to live. But it doesn’t stop there: UCT gives scholarships to individuals pursuing degrees relating to teaching individuals with… Continue Reading…