Michigan Office of Retirement Services
The Michigan Office of Retirement Services (ORS) administers retirement programs for Michigan's state employees, public school employees, judges, state police, and National Guard. ORS also provides various retiree healthcare benefits, including traditional insurance plans, Personal Healthcare Funds, and Health Reimbursement Accounts. ORS serves over 515,000 customers (approximately 250,000 active and 265,000 retired), representing one out of every fourteen Michigan adults. ORS customers live in approximately one out of every nine Michigan households. The state employee system and the public school employee system administered by ORS make up 80 percent of all active plan membership in Michigan. ORS is responsible for the 16th largest public pension system in the United States and the 48th largest pension system in the world, managing combined net assets of nearly $60.9 billion. In fiscal year 2014, ORS paid out over $6.9 billion in pension and health benefits. According to the Pensionomics 2012 report from the National Institute on Retirement Security, pensions paid to Michigan retirees generated $9.2 billion in total spending in the state of Michigan. A recent Pew study ranks ORS in the top ten state pension systems for paying the highest percentage of their annual required contribution for pension plans, which demonstrates a commitment to fiscal responsibility. ORS is a division of Michigan's Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB).
The five retirement systems for which ORS provides services were separately established through public acts passed by the Michigan Legislature as early as 1942 and as recently as 1992. The systems evolved over time as the original legislation was amended, most recently due to the recent economic crisis. ORS moved to the Stevens T. Mason building in July 2015, as part of a larger move of state departments.
Defined Contribution Pension Plus (hybrid) Deferred Compensation
Defined Contribution Pension Plus (hybrid) Deferred Compensation
Defined Contribution Deferred Compensation
The State Employees’ Retirement System covers Civil Service employees, appointed officials in the executive branch, and employees of the legislature and judiciary branch. A nine-member board oversees the State Employees’ Retirement System. As of September 30, 2014, the system serves 19,992 active members and 57,615 retirees and beneficiaries. Effective March 31, 1997, all new enrollees participate in the Defined Contribution plan. The net assets of the Defined Benefit plan, valued at $12 billion as of September 30, 2014, are invested by the Michigan Department of Treasury, Bureau of Investments. In fiscal year 2014, the system paid Defined Benefit retirement pensions totaling $1.2 billion. While the State Employees' Retirement System enrolls retirees and beneficiaries for health, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits for both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plan customers, the State of Michigan Civil Service Commission administers the health benefits program. ORS provides customer education through outreach presentations and to related retiree organizations.
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