The Division of Retirement and Benefits provides education on all benefit plans and systems we administer. You can view and register for the upcoming seminars by clicking the button below. For virtual seminars, click the button and scroll to the bottom.
Virtual seminars occur throughout the year, if you cannot attend one, check back here monthly for more opportunities. Virtual seminars are not recorded, but useful information can be found on our YouTube channel.
Change Existing Registration
To change an existing registration, you can contact us at (907) 465-4460 or email . You can also find a link to reschedule or cancel in your confirmation email.
ADA Compliance
The State of Alaska, Department of Administration complies with the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in these seminars should contact us at (907) 465-4460 (TDD 465-2805) or email as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements.
Seminar Materials
If you are attending an in-person seminar and not a webinar, you will receive a printout of the presentation handout when you arrive. All other materials are online only and are available for personal printing.
This seminar is designed for PERS Tier I members hired between 1/1/1961 - 6/30/1986, Tier II members who entered service between 7/1/1986 - 6/30/1996, and Tier III members who entered service between 7/1/1996 - 6/30/2006. The interactive session covers the retirement process, Voluntary Savings Plan, eligibility, vesting, service and benefit calculations, early and normal retirement, increasing service credit, survivor options, retiree insurance options, after retirement increases and the timing of benefits.
Optional Benefits
- Defined Benefit (DB) Retiree Insurance Premiums
- Long-Term Care (LTC)
- Dental-Vision-Audio (DVA) Comparison
Brochures
- PERS Voluntary Savings Plan brochure
- Medicare and the AlaskaCare Defined Benefit Retiree Health Plan brochure (ben076)
- Social Security, Medicare, and Your PERS/TRS Retirement Benefit brochure (gen049)
- Terminating Employment to Retire brochure (gen069)
Web Links
This seminar is designed for TRS Tier I members hired between 7/1/1955 and 6/30/1990 and Tier II members who entered service between 6/30/1990 and 6/30/2006. The interactive session covers the retirement process, eligibility, vesting, service and benefit calculations, early and normal retirement, increasing service credit, survivor options, retiree insurance options, after retirement increases and the timing of benefits.
Optional Benefits
- Defined Benefit (DB) Retiree Insurance Premiums
- Long-Term Care (LTC)
- Dental-Vision-Audio (DVA) Comparison
Brochures
- Medicare and the AlaskaCare Defined Benefit Retiree Health Plan brochure (ben076)
- Social Security, Medicare, and Your PERS/TRS Retirement Benefit brochure (gen049)
- Terminating Employment to Retire brochure (gen069)
Web Links
This interactive session provides valuable information regarding the mandatory Supplemental Annuity Plan (SBS-AP), your Social Security replacement plan, into which both you and your employer make contributions.
Flyers
- SBS-AP Features and Highlights flyer
- Defined Contribution plans Fees and Expenses flyer
- Fee Comparison worksheet
- Investment Fundamentals flyer
- Accessing Your Account flyer
Brochures
This interactive session provides valuable information regarding the optional Deferred Compensation Plan, which allows for both pre and post-tax contributions.
Flyers
This seminar is designed for Public Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System members who entered service after 7/1/2006. The interactive session covers this retirement plan and includes information about the defined contribution account, financial advice services, retiree insurance plans, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, occupational disability, eligibility, vesting, investment options, distribution and additional resources available.
Flyers
- PERS DCR Features and Highlights flyer
- PERS DCR Overview flyer
- TRS DCR Features and Highlights flyer
- TRS DCR Overview flyer
- Defined Contribution plans Fees and Expenses flyer
- Fee Comparison worksheet
- Investment Fundamentals flyer
- Accessing Your Account flyer
Brochures
This workshop is designed for the following Public Employees’ Retirement System members:
- Tier I: Hired between January 1, 1961, and June 30, 1986
- Tier II: Hired after June 30, 1986, and before July 1, 1996
- Tier III: Hired after June 30, 1996, and before July 1, 2006
This workshop will cover...
- How to complete your PERS retirement application completely and correctly to avoid processing delays
- How to submit your retirement application to the Division of Retirement and Benefits
Common questions and frequent issues about...
- The timeline for benefit processing and when you will begin receiving your retirement benefit
- Delays regarding incomplete application submissions
- Eligibility, including vested, vested deferred, and claimed service
- Identification requirements
- Electronic direct deposit, including providing a copy of a voided check and information on foreign banks
- Health benefit and life insurance enrollment
- Options for beneficiaries and survivors and the difference between them
- Spousal consent and waiver
- The Alaska Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA)
- Bonafide termination of employment
- Divorce and the Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
