Welcome!
Thank you for visiting the Knox County Retirement & Pension Board website! This site is designed to help employees, disability participants and retirees of Knox County Government and Knox County Schools (non-certified) stay informed of their benefits for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Medical Expense Retirement Plan, Retirement Benefits as well as Medical Insurance after disability and retirement.
Financial Seminars Announced
Knox County Retirement & Pension Board in partnership with Paul Fain, CFP®, a local Financial Advisor from the Asset Planning Corporation,
will be hosting:
Financial Advising Seminars
for Employees of Knox County Government
& Knox County Schools (classified)December 8, 3:00 pm
Main Health Dept. AuditoriumDecember 9, 3:00 pm
Small Assembly RoomDecember 11, 4:00 pm
AJ Building Board Room
Basic financial concepts and retirement investment planning will be addressed at these group meetings. Meetings are expected to last approximately 1 hour.
Click here for complete details.
Knox County Government 2009 Life Insurance Information
Open Enrollment for Knox County Government Employees
October 15 – November 14, 2008
Benefit Changes go into effect January 1, 2008
If you are not currently enrolled in the maximum $105,000 supplemental life insurance coverage for active employees, you may increase your coverage one step, you are required to complete a “One Step Change Form” and return it to the Retirement Office no later than November 14, 2008.
Need more information, see below:
- If you have questions regarding the cost of supplemental life insurance,
please click here.
- If you need a one step change form to increase your employee supplemental life insurance coverage, please click here.
- If you wish to enroll in supplemental life insurance coverage that is more than the one step provided during open enrollment, you are required to complete a medical questionnaire and be approved by the carrier.
- Please return all forms to the Retirement Office for processing no later than November 14, 2008.
If you have questions regarding your life insurance please contact the Retirement Office at (865) 215-2323.
More 457 Plan Choices
Asset Accumulation Plan Participants and Closed Defined Benefit Plan Participants will have more choices to make voluntary contributions to the Knox County Asset Accumulation Program – Voluntary 457 Plan
The Knox County Retirement & Pension Board has announced the addition of Nationwide Retirement Solutions as a Board – Approved Plan Provider. You can elect only one provider at a time. 457 Plan information packets are available at the Knox County Retirement & Pension Board Office or can be mailed to you by calling (865) 215-2323
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Program |
Eligible for Employer Match |
Board Plan |
| Asset Accumulation Program Closed Defined Benefit Plan
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√ Knox County Voluntary 457 plan |
Board-Approved Plan Providers |
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√ Security Benefits 457 Plan √ Knoxville Teachers Federal Credit Union (KTFCU) (Non- Certified/Classified School Employees Only) √ Nationwide Retirement Solutions |
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Click here, to view the announcement letter of the 457 Plan Expansion.
To enroll in one of the 457 Plan Providers, you may click here for the 457 Enrollment/Change Form.
If you wish to enroll in Security Benefit, Knoxville Teachers
Federal Credit Union
or Nationwide Retirement Solutions you must contact the Plan Provider
for additional requirements.
