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Photographers in New York Now Have Access to Group Insurance Benefits

Chris Gampat
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Last updated on 11/09/2019
11/10/2019
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American Photographic Artists NY has partnered with Trupo, a freelancer benefits platform with curated benefits (including dental and accident insurance). Now photographers, photo agents, editors, photo assistants, producers and more can get benefits just like full-timers.

Photographers in NYC who work for themselves know how difficult it is to pay for health insurance. If you’re single, it’s not uncommon to pay in upwards of $700 a month for health insurance. To help photographers get a broader range of benefits and save them money, American Photographic Artists NY has partnered with Trupo. Trupo was started by the same folks who brought you the Freelancer’s Union and is designed to make things a little bit more affordable.

APA NY members will get access to a special group rate with Trupo on dental insurance, accident insurance, and specified disease coverage. There’s also an additional option for a vision rider.

So how does it work?

APA NY is a non-profit that works to help photographers via events, group discounts, group benefits, etc. Think of them as providing the same sort of coverage that full-time employees get. Because of the amount of members in APA NY, Trupo can provide group benefits. You can sign up any time, but since everyone is thinking about insurance right now, you might as well get it. Plus, it’s all tax-deductible.

Traditionally, many benefits offered by Obamacare didn’t have the options for dental, vision, etc. But you’ve got them separately with Trupo and APA NY. The cost is determined after answering a few questions from Trupo. Once you’ve gotten that settled, signing up is a straightforward process that can take less than 10 minutes.

Be sure to sign up for APA NY. And when you’re done, head on over to Trupo’s website to sign up for the affordable care you’ve been looking for.

Editor’s Transparency Note: I’m on the Executive Board of APA NY and I am not paid. Our board worked hard on securing this benefit for NYers and it’s available in a few other states as well. This was a personal project and I’m very happy to say that we’ve done work to help photographers finally get the care they need.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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