Department and Employer News

The Group Insurance Board today approved the selection of vendors for the Group Health Insurance Program and reviewed the program’s reserve fund.

ETF, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, January 20, 2025, due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. observance. Regular Customer Service Call Center hours (see below) will resume on Tuesday, January 21.

Customer Service Call Center Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Register for the Well Wisconsin Awards event and Champion Contest. Help promote new classes and events, and share updated program information.

In this season of giving, the Well Wisconsin team wants to take a moment to remind you to take care of your health and well-being.

The office, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the next two weeks.

ETF provides updated Social Security and Medicare wage bases for 2025. This information applies to all WRS employers and all other public employers in Wisconsin that provide Social Security coverage for their employees under Wisconsin’s Section 218 Agreement. 

In this episode, SWIB’s lead portfolio manager of small cap equity strategy discusses the WRS's small cap investment strategy

Submit your Well Wisconsin Award nominations and wellness grant applications. Help promote new classes and events and share updated program information.

Please remember to complete the annual ICI premium updates in March (effective April 1, 2025).

The Board has extended the ICI premium holiday for 2025, 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.