As a reporting contact for your municipality’s MERS Defined Benefit Plan, you play an important role in ensuring plan participant information is accurately shared with MERS each month. And even the smallest errors can result in large issues when it comes time to apply for retirement. MERS is here to help! We invite you to join us for a free Defined Benefit Reporting Bootcamp where our staff will provide an in-depth overview on the defined benefit plan and how it works. You’ll learn more about provisions offered under the plan and where you can locate your municipality’s specific benefit structure...

As a reporting contact for your municipality’s MERS Defined Benefit Plan, you play an important role in ensuring plan participant information is accurately shared with MERS each month. And even the smallest errors can result in large issues when it comes time to apply for retirement. MERS is here to help! We invite you to join us for a free Defined Benefit Reporting Bootcamp where our staff will provide an in-depth overview on the defined benefit plan and how it works. You’ll learn more about provisions offered under the plan and where you can locate your municipality’s specific benefit structure.

Health care costs are one of the biggest expenses in retirement. Do you know your options? During this session, MERS staff will discuss retiree health care costs, the benefit options you’ll have in retirement, and provide you with resources to help you get more information. We’ll highlight some Medicare basics, the Aptia365 private health care exchange, and talk about how you can use the MERS Health Care Savings Program in tandem for health care costs. It’s never too soon to start planning for health care expenses in retirement!