Provided you did not close your WRS account by taking a separation benefit, your beneficiaries may be entitled to a benefit after your death. Understand how and what benefits are paid upon your death.
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.
Today, the Group Insurance Board approved benefit changes for plan year 2026. In addition, the Board decided to not adjust cost-sharing for any of the Group Health Insurance Program plan designs offered.
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As of Sept. 23, 2017, the State of Wisconsin no longer allows the establishment of new domestic partnerships under Chapter 40 of the Wisconsin statutes. This brochure provides information about the benefit changes for established domestic partnerships.
Supplemental Benefit Plans are types of insurance that are generally supplementary to group health insurance, providing coverage for dental, vision, accidental injury, or accidental death and voluntary for eligible employees and retirees.
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Employer certification that a WRS annuity or lump-sum payment made to the survivor of the member named in this form may be eligible for an income tax exemption.
This news for state employers provides information on 2026 health insurance rates, as well as updates for the 2026 plan year. The 2026 health benefits open enrollment period is October 6-31, 2025.
