ICMA-RC Introduces Enhancements to Retirement Planning Services and Resources

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ICMA-RC has launched new features to Account Access, its participant-based online platform for managing retirement accounts. The enhancements are designed to improve ICMA-RC's services for its more than one million public sector retirement accounts to include enhanced site navigability and quick access to various features. 

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"ICMA-RC is uniquely dedicated to public sector plan sponsors and participants, and we want to continue to provide the best services and resources to help facilitate their retirement planning decisions," said ICMA-RC President and CEO Joan McCallen. "These enhancements, along with our ongoing focus of fulfilling our clients' needs, will continue to set ICMA-RC apart from our peers as we help local and state government employees build retirement security."

The Account Access website, which on average is utilized by more than 20,000 users a day, is the quickest way for ICMA-RC participants to access, review and update account information. The site has recently been redesigned with improved navigation and streamlined processes.  The site's enhancements will allow participants to gain easy access to the features they use most. A video with highlights of the enhanced website is available at www.icmarc.org/newAAvideo. The site also fully integrates ICMA-RC's education tools and resources such as RealizeRetirement^SM (www.icmarc.org/realize). ICMA-RC participants can log in to Account Access via ICMA-RC's website, www.icmarc.org. 

In addition, ICMA-RC recently rolled out a print-on-demand (POD) Enrollment Kit which is available both electronically and in a convenient, printed bound booklet. The POD Enrollment Kit is generated upon request and contains plan-specific features, including investment options, fee disclosure and contact information for ICMA-RC's more than 150 local representatives located across the U.S. Highlights of the POD Enrollment Kit are available at www.icmarc.org/PODvideo.

About ICMA-RC

Founded in 1972, ICMA-RC is a non-profit independent financial services corporation focused on providing retirement plans and related services for more than a million public sector participant accounts and approximately 9,000 retirement plans. Our mission is to help build retirement security for public employees. We deliver on our mission by focusing on service, quality and value. All of our retirement programs, administrative services and educational tools have been developed specifically for public sector retirement plan administrators and participants. For more information, visit www.icmarc.org. AC: 1213-7005

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