Annual renewal for the NRECA Group Benefits Program for the 2027 plan year must be completed by 11:59 p.m., Eastern time on Friday, September 25, 2026. To ensure your cooperative’s annual benefits renewal is complete: If you haven’t done so[…]
If your cooperative offers the NRECA Medical Plan, watch your Message Center this week for a notification linking to a summary of material modifications (SMM) for the Plan. The SMM is effective October 1, 2026 and must be distributed to[…]
The 2025 summary annual reports (SARs) for the 401(k) Pension Plan and Group Benefits Program will be posted to the Employee Benefits website in November for distribution to participants by mid-December. Because NRECA filed extensions for both the 401(k) Pension[…]
Annually, you provide NRECA with your cooperative’s payroll dates, which are then used to ensure timely submissions of employee contributions, loan repayments and employer matching contributions to the 401(k) Pension Plan. When submitting contributions and loan repayments through the new[…]
Effective September 30, 2026, the 401(k) Pension Plan’s loan interest rate, which is set quarterly at 1% more than the nation’s prime interest rate, will increase to 8%. Things you and your employees should consider about loansIf your cooperative offers[…]