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Your WRS account information is confidential, and no one can receive information about or make changes to your account unless authorized. You can authorize another person to make changes to your account by submitting a financial power of attorney document to ETF.

A 3 video series describing what you need to know about your health benefits for state, UW and local participants.

This brochure describes your group term life insurance protection and is your certificate of participation, give a valid enrollment form is on file with ETF and premiums are being paid.

This handbook provides general information about benefit plans administered by ETF and does not contain complete information for all benefits. Use this handbook as an overview and contact your employer’s benefits office for specific information applicable to you.

Information on how a divorce may affect WRS benefits, beneficiary designations as well as information for the alternate payee.

Designate an attorney-in-fact to act in your stead for an appeal to ETF.

You may be able to convert your Basic group life insurance coverage to pay premiums for health insurance or long‑term care insurance. This brochure explains who is eligible and how conversion works.

Each time a guardian makes a request on behalf of a member, ETF will review the Letters of Guardianship of the Estate. The request will be approved or denied based on the authority granted in the letters.

Provided you did not close your WRS account by taking a separation benefit, your beneficiaries may be entitled to a benefit after your death.

See the eligibility requirements, enrollment specifications and cost to enroll in or cancel this benefit.