The Board has extended the ICI premium holiday for 2023, based on the strong financial position of the local ICI plan. This means that employers and employees will not pay premiums for either standard or supplemental ICI coverage.
This information is to help employers prepare for the 2022 reconciliation process. Annual reconciliation is a time-sensitive project. Your assistance is required to ensure that your employees’ WRS Annual Statements of Benefits are accurate and complete.
The Group Insurance Board has approved the Wisconsin Public Employer Group Life Insurance premium rates for local employees. Claims experience has been stable, resulting in no change to local employee premium rates for 2023.
The Group Insurance Board moved forward with the 5% increase to the employee premium rates effective April 1, 2023. For rates effective April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024, please see Group Life Insurance Plan Monthly Rates (ET-2164).
ETF has updated its gender change policy, effective November 1, 2022. The updated policy simplifies the process for members submitting gender change requests to ETF.
Employers should always protect member personal identifiable information. What counts as personal member information? How can employers protect sensitive data? ETF has published a new training video that helps answer these questions.
ETF recently hosted its 2023 annual open enrollment kickoff meetings and Q&A sessions virtually for state and local employers. Recordings of these events are now available.