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SERS is requesting proposals from providers of people locator services to assist SERS in locating missing participants. [Read More...]Click here to view the RFP. Responses are due Friday, March 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. [Hide](2/27/14) - Members who are thinking about retiring in next five to ten years should consider attending a Pre-Retirement Educational Program (PREP) seminar. [Read More...]The half-day seminar will cover important aspects of retirement planning: pension payment information, health care, Social Security, and financial planning. There is no cost to attend a PREP seminar, but registration is required. Dates and locations are available here. To download the registration form, click here. [Hide]SERS is requesting proposals from vendors who offer investment risk analytics tools and services. SERS intends to hire a holdings-based investment risk tool and service provider. [Read More...]Click here to view the RFP and the Questions submitted to SERS. Responses are due Friday, March 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. [Hide](1/30/14) - Some SERS members with Aetna health care coverage have received suspicious calls from an individual claiming to be an Aetna representative. The caller asked for confidential bank account information in order to send the member a new ID card. [Read More...]If you receive a similar call, do not give out any personal information and call us toll-free at 800-878-5853 to report the incident. Medical providers do not need your banking information or Social Security number. You also can call the phone number of your medical provider (usually listed on your ID card) to be sure you are talking with actual company representatives. SERS does not place phone calls to members and retirees, or send staff door-to-door to ask for personal information. However, if you call us, we will ask you a series of questions to verify your personal information and identity. When you call us, we need your name, Social Security number, date of birth, telephone number, and email address, if you have one. We ask for this information in order to protect your personal SERS information. [Hide]SERS is good steward of retirement system and environment (1/27/14) - While the School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS) may be serving the people who serve our schools, 300 E. Broad St., the building has been the focus of improvements that will save money and the environment. [Read More...]We recently completed several energy conservation measures that qualified for the American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio’s Retrocommissioning (RCx) Program. Implementing these measures enabled the building to receive a rebate of $26,781.90 from AEP. RCx is an incentive program that rewards AEP Ohio commercial customers for improving the performance of their building by lowering operating costs, energy consumption, and environmental impacts. The building is involved with the program as a result of its efforts to obtain the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, a national benchmark for design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. By examining issues such as lighting and HVAC running times, six measures for reducing energy use and costs were proposed. Additionally, re-lamping the building with lower wattage bulbs, including changing about 5,000 bulbs, resulted in a reduction of more than 26,000 watts. These low-cost and practical measures allowed for immediate implementation. They were completed in June. [Hide](12/16/13) - Kaiser Permanente is now part of HealthSpan. Nothing has changed with the health care coverage offered to SERS retirees and their families. [Read More...]Plan participants may receive documents and information that says either Kaiser Permanente or HealthSpan. New HealthSpan ID cards are being mailed. Plan participants should stop using the Kaiser card and start using the HealthSpan card after it arrives. [Hide]Get the Latest SERS News Delivered to Your Email
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