Department and Employer News

The GIB has extended the income continuation insurance premium holiday for 2025, based on the strong financial position of the local ICI Program.

The Group Insurance Board has approved lowering the state income continuation insurance (ICI) premium rates 10%, effective April 1, 2025.

How much do employers contribute toward premiums for health insurance? Is it different than premiums for life or income continuation insurance (ICI)?

The GIB established the 2025 insurance open enrollment period to be September 30 - October 25, 2024. Attend a State Open Enrollment Kickoff Meeting to learn more.

The GIB established the 2025 insurance open enrollment period to be September 30 - October 25, 2024. Attend an open enrollment kickoff meeting to learn more.

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(Updated June 18, 2024) The Group Insurance Board has set premium rates for 2025, while taking action to stabilize the reserve of the State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program. The Board also approved health plan service areas for the 2025 plan year at its meeting yesterday.

For the 2025 plan year, the health benefits decision guide will continue to be a printed guide, as a companion piece to the collection of web pages found on the ETF website. Please let ETF know by July 12, 2024 how many paper guides you would like.

The Department of Employee Trust Funds, including all customer service phone lines, will be closed for business Monday, May 27, 2024, due to the Memorial Day observance.

The local health insurance manual (ET-1144) has been revised. Please disregard any previous versions of this manual. Changes are summarized here.