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MRTA Member Benefits:

2008 Membership Brochure


Insurance Benefits and Discount Plans Arranged by Forrest T. Jones & Company.

Missouri Retired Teachers Association Plans from Forrest T. Jones & Company, Inc.


MRTA members can receive big discounts at Drury Hotels, where the Extras Aren't Extra!  Guests can enjoy FREE HOT! QUIKSTART® Breakfast, FREE evening beverages daily, FREE long distance calls, FREE wireless high-speed Internet access and much more!  120 locations throughout 19 states makes Drury Hotels a great choice for hotel accommodations.  Members of MRTA are eligible for discounted room rates at
Drury Hotels!  Here's how:

1. Click here to make reservations at
Drury Hotels.
2. In the Dates section, select your dates of stay.
3. In the Location section, select your hotel location of interest.
4. In the Room Information section, select the number of rooms and number of adults per room. Optional - you are welcome to specify your room, bed and smoking preferences.
5. Please leave the Group Number, Promotion Code and Travel Agency fields blank.  These questions do not apply to MRTA members.
*Please note, discounted room rates are only available when making reservations online and subject to availability.


Long Term Care Insurance:  Contact Mark Iglehart with Forrest T. Jones at 1-800-821-7303 or email him at Miglehart@ftj.com for MRTA discounts.


Medicare Supplement:  Contact Larry Dean with Forrest T. Jones at 1-800-821-7303 or email him at LDean@ftj.com for MRTA preferred benefits.


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MRTA maintains and improves your retirement benefits thanks to the MRTA Legislative Committee's attendance, proposals and lobbying efforts at State and Federal levels for passage benefits which will improve your quality of living!
 MRTA works closely with the Public School Retirement System along with the state legislature regarding your pension.  We are your watchdog!

Recent MRTA Retirement Accomplishments:

Teacher Retirees:

  • Annual Cola Increases Since 1975
  • 8.7% Annual Across-The-Board Increase for Retirees & Beneficiaries(1998)
  • A Monthly Increase Of $5 Times the Number of Creditable Years of Service (1999)
  • $5000 Death Benefit (1999)
  • 3.5% Across-The-Board Increase for Retirees and Beneficiaries (2000)
  • Lifetime COLA Increase to 80% (2000)
  • A Monthly Increase of $3 Times the Number of Creditable Years of Service (2000)
  • Working to Eliminate Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) (2002)
  • Work After Retirement (W.A.R.) Option (2003)
  • Partial Lump Sum Option (PLSO) (2003)

Non-Teacher Retirees:

  • Annual COLA Increases
  • Lifetime COLA Increased to 75% (1998)
  • Adjustable/Level Income Option (1998)
  • 7.4% Across-The-Board Increases (1999)
  • Increased Multiplier to 1.45 (1999)
  • 3.4% Increase Across-The-Board for Retirees (2000)
  • Multiplier to 1.51% (2000)
  • Three-Year Final Average Salary (2000)
  • Rule of 80 (2000)
  • Increase Level Income Option .4% until 62 (2000)
  • 7.1% Increase Across-The-Board for Retirees (2001)
  • Lifetime Cola Increase to 80% (2001)
  • Work After Retirement (W.A.R.) Option (2003)
  • Partial Lump Sum Option (P.L.S.O.) (2003)

 

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