If you need help navigating health insurance plan designs and supplemental benefits, or if you have questions about how your insurance works, try using ALEX—it’s like having your own personal benefits counselor!
Nomination materials are now available for the Milwaukee Public School District Teacher member seat on the Teachers Retirement Board. ETF is seeking a diverse list of nominees.
An article in the May edition of WRS News Online included provided basic information about how participation in the Variable Trust Fund affects your WRS account. If you want to cancel your participation, here is the form and information on filing deadlines.
Under state law, monthly Wisconsin Retirement System annuity payments are payable on the first day of the month. The chart below shows upcoming 2019 payments affected when the first falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.
The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF), including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, September 2, 2019, due to the Labor Day observance. Wisconsin Retirement System members are encouraged to utilize the ETF Internet site to view and print forms, brochures and other information. Regular office hours and Customer Service Call Center hours (see below) will resume on Tuesday, September 3.
Office Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Customer Service Call Center Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
ETF was awarded a technical assistance grant from the National Governor’s Association to continue the work ETF has been doing on the Pharmacy Cost Study Committee.
The Group Insurance Board today approved an overall 4% health insurance premium increase and 2020 plan changes for the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program. The rate increases are less than national projections, according to Segal Consulting, the Board’s consulting actuary.