Benefits Officers Resources Products
Do you work with retirement and insurance? Do you have all the tools
to make your job a little easier? These products were developed by the
Benefits Officers Training & Development Group of the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management's Center for Retirement and Insurance Services.
Retirement Benefits Videos
Let's Talk Benefits
An Introduction to Federal Benefits and the Decisions You Need to Make as a New Employee
| The Let's Talk Benefits video introduces new employees
to their Federal benefits with a special emphasis on the initial decisions
they need to make within prescribed timeframes |
| Through realistic scenarios, viewers will see three new Federal employees
"talk benefits" with human resource professionals and knowledgeable
co-workers. As they seek and find the basic information they need
to make important initial decisions about their new health insurance, life
insurance, retirement and Thrift Saving Plan (TSP) benefits, the viewers
(your agency's new Federal employees) will learn with them, as they prepare
to make the same decisions. |
| The benefits choices that new employees face are important ones.
The basic basic information gained from Let's Talk Benefits will
not only help your new employees make informed and timely initial benefits
decisions, but will also make them mindful of the need to revisit those
decisions throughout their Federal career, making changes and adjustments
to life and health insurance, timely service credit deposits, TSP participation
and investment choices, as well as other savings, investment, and financial
planning choices that will ultimately set the foundation for a successful
retirement. |
| This 22-minute, close-captioned video is an effective way to brief new
employees, individually or in groups, and is also well suited for continuous
showing in a lobby or cafeteria. |
| Each agency headquarters level retirement counselor will receive a complimentary
copy of the video. You can purchase additional copies for $39 each.
Or you can get two videos for $69, or three for $99. |
You can place a government credit card order by fax or email, or mail
us your purchase order. Please see the Benefit Officers Resource Center,
multi-product order form [80 KB]
for full ordering details. |
| To order Let's Talk Benefits, Spanish Edition (open captioned
in Spanish) just complete the
order form [80 KB] or email us at benefits@opm.gov.
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Benefits...Get Serious Video
| This 12-minute video developed by our office emphasizes the
flexibility in the Federal employee benefits package to meet employees'
needs throughout their lives, and through life events such as marriage,
the arrival of children, or divorce. Benefits ... Get Serious
focuses on the retirement, health insurance, and life insurance components
of the benefits package. It points out that, while some changes occur
automatically, others require employees to take action--sometimes within
certain time frames. |
| The Benefits...Get Serious video is intended for use as part
of employee briefings or for viewing by individual employees. It is
also well suited for continuous showing in a lobby or cafeteria. It
is close-captioned. For additional information you can send us an
email at benefits@opm.gov or a fax
to (202) 606-1108. |
| Yes, it is true that Benefits ...Get Serious is not a new product.
It has been in the field for a few years, but has received rave reviews
from agency critics for being both informative and hilarious! We recently
reviewed Benefitsget Serious for content, and all of its valuable benefits
information is still current. You can purchase the Benefits ...
Get Serious video or only $25 each. Please
see the Benefit Officers Resource Center, multi-product order form for details. [80 KB] |
Stepping Into Retirement Video
This 18-minute video developed by our office is designed
to encourage CSRS and FERS employees who are approaching retirement eligibility
to plan ahead so that, when they do retire, their retirements can go smoothly.
Stepping Into Retirement points out the steps that employee
need to take when planning to retire from Federal Service. Along
the way, it provides basic information on eligibility rules, how annuities
are computed, deposits and redeposits, and eligibility to continue health
and life insurance. |
| Stepping into Retirement was developed for use either as part
of a pre-retirement seminar or for viewing by individual employees.
Feedback from the agencies who have previously received and used this video
has been very positive. They say that it is well done, has an
appropriate amount of technical information, and good entertainment value
to keep people's attention. And while its true that this video has
been available for a few years, well so has retirement! So don't let
that put you off. Stepping into Retirement has been recently
reviewed for content and all information is still current. For additional
information you can email us at benefits@opm.gov
or a fax to (202) 606-1108. |
You can purchase the Stepping into Retirement video for only
$25 each. Please see the Benefit Officers Resource Center,
multi-product order form [80 KB]
for details. |
Retirement Benefits Posters
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is offering prints through the
rider system of the following posters in the retirement benefits areas.
These items are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office (GPO). Riding OPMs printing requisition is the most economical
way to obtain bulk supplies. Those items that are available from the Superintendent
of Documents are noted. OPM does not stock supplies of any of the posters.
If you have any questions about this rider, please call (202) 606-0623
or send email to benefits@opm.gov.
The cost of the posters is $4.00 for the set of six or $2.50 when ordering
20 sets of more. All posters are one page 11 x13 size prinst. They
are printed in color, on 60 lb glossy stock. This item is also stocked
for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.
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RI 10-110 - Have You Paid Your Military Deposit?
This is the July 2001 edition. This poster was designed specifically
to alert employees who have prior military service and have questions
relative to making deposits towardeither the Civil Service Retirement
System or the Federal Employees Retirement System, for the purpose of
applying their military time toward a federal retirement annuity computation.
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RI 10-111 - Have You Paid Your Military Deposit?
This is the July 2001 edition. This poster is similar to poster
(RI 10-111). It also alerts employees who have prior military service
and would like more information on paying a deposit to apply their military
time toward one of the two federal retirement systems |
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RI 10-112 - Find Out About Your Benefits
This is the July 2001 edition. It represents the wide world of
internet activity. This poster will be used as an educational tool
to alert Federal employees to seek more information about their benefits
via the OPM website.
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RI 10-113 - Help is Just a Click Away
This is the July 2001 edition. This poster introduces OPMs website and
encourages Federal employees to seek help with questions concerning Federal
benefits. |
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RI 10-114 - Preparation is Everything
This is the July 2001 edition. This poster suggests that planning
for retirement means securing a more comfortable financial future. |
RI 10-115 - Changes?
This is the July 2001 edition. This poster alerts Federal employees
that changes in lifestyles can possibly change your benefits package.
This serves as a reminder that keeping beneficiary designations
up to date and accurate is important.
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