Audience:  Participants
Product: Defined Benefit
Contacts:  All vested deferred participants eligible to begin collecting a benefit, or who will soon be eligible to collect a benefit
Date Sent:  Postcards will be sent in batches beginning on 10/11/16 with the last batch going out on 10/31/16. 
Description:  In order to meet the MERS Retirement Board Deferred Service Status Policy, MERS is mailing out a postcard notification to terminated participants that are vested (deferred).  The postcard informs those currently eligible as well as future eligible participants that they have a benefit with MERS.
Action Item:  Log in to myMERS to ensure your contact information is correct (you can also contact the MERS Service Center at 800.767.6377).  If you are eligible to begin receiving a benefit, complete and submit the Application for Defined Benefit Retirement.