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Health Benefits in Retirement

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

What a Guardian Can Do

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.

WRS News Online for Employees
Sep 2, 2025 4:15pm
A bad apple is separated from four good ones.

WRS Third-Party Administrators

The WRS engages with third-party administrators to deliver certain benefit services. Here’s how to identify legitimate communications from them.

Financial Power of Attorney

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.

What Your Agent Can Do

Your financial power of attorney document determines the scope of your agent's authority. You may give your agent the ability to make many changes to your WRS account or limit them to a few actions.

ET-2320
Form Active Employee / Retiree

How To Fill Out Beneficiary Designation (ET-2320)

If you are the owner of a WRS account from which a WRS death benefit or life insurance benefit would be payable upon your death, you may file a beneficiary designation.

ET-8903
Active Employee / Retiree / Local Employer / State Employer

Group Life Insurance Fact Sheet

The Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance Program is a benefit provided under the WRS and is available to employees of the State of Wisconsin and employees of participating Wisconsin local government employers.

Types of Life Insurance

This program offers different types of coverage to meet your needs. How much you are covered is based on the number of units of coverage you buy.