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A recent report by The Pew Charitable Trusts identified key WRS practices that make the Badger State one of the “well-funded states with tools to manage risk,” highlighting how other states could learn from the Wisconsin experience.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) subsidizes the full COBRA premium for “Assistance Eligible Individuals” for periods of coverage from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.

ETF recently hosted the annual open enrollment kickoff meetings and Q&A sessions for plan year 2025. Recordings are now available for state and local employers.

Audited schedules as of, and for the year ended, December 31, 2023 are now available for state and local employers participating in the WRS, state and local employers participating in the Group Life Insurance Program, and state employers participating in the SHICC Program.

Employers, complete this form to notify ETF of a claimant’s change in work status and/or earnings paid to the individual after the elimination period.

Wisconsin state agencies, universities, and local employers gathered at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison to celebrate the successes of the 2024 Well Wisconsin program.

The ICI Program is authorized by Wis. Stat. §§ 40.61 and 40.62, and is administered according to the plan provisions between the Group Insurance Board and the program’s third-party administrator.

ETF Budget and Management Director Tarna Hunter summarizes several Wisconsin Legislature proposals that, if passed, will affect rehired teacher and protective service annuitants. Other bills are also being monitored by ETF.

Wisconsin Act 20 actuarial study analyzing the feasibility of excluding from state employee health insurance coverage a spouse or domestic partner who has health insurance coverage available through his or her employer. It also evaluates the creation of an incentive payment program for state employees who opt not to take state health insurance coverage. June 30, 2014.

This report presents the results of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Annual Actuarial Valuation and Gain/Loss Analysis as of December 31, 2021.