Audience: Employers Product: Health Care Savings Program Contacts: Human Resources Date Sent: 6/1/2022 Format: Email Description: This eblast informed employers that all Health Care Savings Program participants with an account balance, regardless of employment status, will receive a HIPAA Privacy Policy notice in the mail within the next few days. Per HIPAA guidelines, we are… Continue reading →

Audience: Employers Product: Defined Benefit and Hybrid Contacts: Primary and Finance Date Sent: 5/16/2022 Format: Email Description: In partnership with leading data visualization organization GovInvest, MERS has launched a new actuarial self-service online tool developed especially for MERS municipalities – the Total Liability Calculator Basic (TLC Basic).  MERS sent an eblast to primary and finance… Continue reading →

Audience: Employers Product: Defined Benefit and Hybrid Contacts: Primary and Finance Date Sent: 5/13/2022 Format: Email Description: In partnership with leading data visualization organization GovInvest, MERS has launched a new actuarial self-service online tool developed especially for MERS municipalities – the Total Liability Calculator Basic (TLC Basic).  An email was sent from each Regional Manager… Continue reading →

Audience: Employers Product: Defined Contribution, Hybrid (DC portion), DC +, 457, Health Care Savings Program, Retiree Health Funding Vehicle, Investment Services Program Contacts: Quarterly statement contacts Date Sent: 4/25/22 Format: eBlast Description: A notice was emailed to employers that 1st quarter statements for Defined Contribution, Hybrid (DC portion), DC+, 457, Health Care Savings Program, Retiree Health Funding Vehicle and… Continue reading →

Audience: Employers Product: All Contacts: Primary Date Sent: 4/19/2022 Format: Email Description: On Monday, April 18, MERS launched the new Employer Contact Management Portal giving employers (primary contacts only) the ability to customize the information they want to receive from MERS. Primacy contacts can add, edit and delete contacts in the Contact Management tool. An eblast was sent… Continue reading →

Audience: Employers Product: All Contacts: Various contacts Date Sent: 4/14/2022 Format: Email Description: The 2022 Voice of the Customer evaluations were emailed out on 4/14 to employer contacts. The deadline to complete and submit the evaluation is  is Friday, April 22.

Audience: Employers Product: All Contacts: All contacts Date Sent: 3/1/2022 Format: Email Description: A CEO News was sent out on 3/1. Topics in this edition include: Defined Benefit Plan Dedicated Gains Policy MERS Investment Performance Actuarial Self-Service Tool myMERS App Upcoming Webinar Information Sample: A copy of the eblast can be found here.  

Audience: Employers Product: Defined Benefit Contacts: Quarterly Statement Date Sent: 3/1/2022 Format: Email Description: Defined benefit quarterly statement contacts were notified via email that quarterly (10/1 – 12/31/21) and annual (1/1 – 12/31/21) employer statements are now available in the Employer Portal. Sample: A copy of the eblast can be found here.

Audience: Employers Product: All products Contacts: All contacts Date Sent: 2/9/2022 Format: Email Description: A Municipal Matters was sent out to all contacts at all municipalities. Topics in this edition are: Regional Team contact information ​Working in Retirement Waiver Extension 457 Contribution Reminders and Resources Tax Form Information Availability on mersofmich.com Reminder of ability to run beneficiary report… Continue reading →

Audience: Employers Product: Defined Contribution, Hybrid (DC portion), 457, Health Care Savings Program, Retiree Health Funding Vehicle, Investment Services Program, DC PLUS Contacts: Finance Date Sent: 1/26/22 Format: eBlast Description: A notice was emailed to employers that 4th quarter statements for Defined Contribution, Hybrid (DC portion), DC+, 457, Health Care Savings Program, Retiree Health Funding Vehicle and Investment Services Program… Continue reading →