January 25, 2019
(January 25, 2019) Karen Carraher, OPERS Executive Director, met with PERI’s Board of Trustees this week to discuss major challenges facing OPERS’ health care fund. The […]
January 10, 2019
(January 9, 2019) As we roll past 2018 and begin 2019, PERI is preparing itself for what will likely be another attempt to reduce retirees’ COLA […]
December 11, 2018
(December 11, 2018) PERI Chapters should be aware that there may be several organizations soliciting membership for OPERS retirees during the holiday season. PERI reminds everyone […]
October 18, 2018
(October 18, 2018) Yesterday, the OPERS board took action to change the “discount rate” associated with future Defined Benefit Fund investments. The change was important as […]
July 16, 2018
(July 16, 2018) A rare field hearing was held by the congressional Joint Select Committee on Pensions at the Ohio Statehouse on Friday. The purpose of […]
May 11, 2018
As a member of OPERS, you have a voice in decisions and policies affecting your retirement benefits. Every member is part of a specific group with […]
April 3, 2018
(April 3, 2018) OPERS retirees have elected a new trustee to fill the vacancy created by the passing of John Maurer last fall. Timothy C. Steitz […]
March 22, 2018
(March 22, 2018) PERI has heard from multiple sources that HB 413 will not be moved in its present form and for all intents and purposes […]
February 28, 2018
(February 28, 2018) Ohio’s five retirement systems scored a big year in 2016 with investment returns that eclipsed even the most optimistic projections, according to a […]
February 19, 2018
(February 19, 2018) A revealing article on the status of H.B. 413 was published in the Sunday edition of The Columbus Dispatch yesterday shedding light on […]
OPERS News
- Saving for retirement in focus October 15, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Financial reports chart progress September 29, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Open enrollment draws near September 15, 2020 Michael Pramik
- OPERS announces 2021 cost-of-living adjustment September 4, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Members rely on OPERS’ dental, vision coverage May 29, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Life insurance available to members May 11, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Retirees can qualify for federal stimulus April 1, 2020 Matt Overturf
- Be wary of coronavirus scams March 27, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Action required for disability recipients February 18, 2020 Michael Pramik
- Member-to-retiree ratio keeps declining January 30, 2020 Betsy Butler