Employees who did not enroll for group life insurance coverage during their initial enrollment period, or insured employees who wish to apply for more insurance for themselves or their spouse or dependents, may apply using this form.
A tool for an employer to confirm information was presented to a new employee, due dates identified and appropriate information and forms supplied for all ETF-administered benefits offered by the employer.
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Fact Sheet
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The WRS covers employees of the state of Wisconsin and employees of local government employers who elect to participate, and Milwaukee Public School District teachers.
SWIB Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer Edwin Denson was named winner of Chief Investment Officer magazine’s 2022 Asset Owner Industry Innovation Award, in the category of public defined benefit pension funds with assets greater than $100 billion.
Living Benefits are the proceeds of your life insurance coverage under the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance program that are paid to you while you are still living rather than to your beneficiaries after your death.
Pew Charitable Trusts has cited the WRS as one of three public employee pension plans that has maintained high funded ratios at predictable costs over the past 20 years. The WRS has “exemplary characteristics,” Pew noted, “including a path to retirement security for all workers within clearly defined cost targets, a plan for managing risk, and a commitment to ensuring that policies are transparent and clearly communicated to stakeholders.”
ETF has published its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for 2021. This report provides information about the WRS and other benefit programs administered by ETF, including the related financial statements and independent auditor’s report.
ETF has published a Wisconsin Retirement System Financial Report as of and for the year ending December 31, 2022. This report provides information about the WRS, including the related financial statements and an unmodified, or "clean" audit opinion.