Retiree Resource: Fall 2023 It is important to keep your personal information up to date with LAGERS. Regardless of which Benefit Payout Option you elected at retirement, keeping your information, such as beneficiaries, up to date ensures all future payable benefits are made to whom you intend. You can verify…...
Cost of Living Adjustments
Retiree Resource: Fall 2023 One of the benefits of being a LAGERS retiree is receiving an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). LAGERS COLAs are designed to ensure retirees do not lose purchasing power over the course of their retirement due to inflation. The statutes governing LAGERS provide for how and when…...
LAGERS Retirees Helping to Keep the American Dream Alive
Retiree Resource: Fall 2023 Each year, LAGERS retirees living in Missouri receive more than $422 million in benefit payments, which were earned by serving their communities throughout their careers in public service. These benefit payments not only mean financial security for LAGERS retirees but also create economic impact within Missouri’s…...
LAGERS Welcomes New Chief Technology Officer
Retiree Resource Article: Fall 2023 As information technology and security continue to evolve at lightning speed, LAGERS is investing in the security of your retirement system. LAGERS is pleased to welcome Ciara Bauer as the system’s first Chief Technology Officer. As part of LAGERS’ leadership team, Ciara will manage the…...
The Lead: An Update from LAGERS Leadership
6.22.22 The Lead is a quarterly web event where LAGERS leadership provides updates about your LAGERS system. During June’s event, the updates included a preliminary funding update, legislative session recap, cost of living adjustment update and a progress report for LAGERS Local Government Hero Award. Below is an audio only…...
A Look Back on 2021 with LAGERS’ Executive Director
As 2021 comes to a close, I am proud to reflect on the past year at Missouri LAGERS. We have had a great year getting back out with our members, retirees, and association partners at various meetings and events, launching several new outreach initiatives, and continuing to deliver secure retirement…...
Cost of Living Adjustment: Keep Living the Life You Love
LAGERS’ mission is to provide and preserve retirement security for those dedicated to serving Missouri’s local communities. One of the key plan features that helps you maintain financial security throughout your retirement is your benefit’s cost of living adjustment (COLA). The goal of your LAGERS’ COLA is to ensure your…...
