The following is a list of phone numbers and links to state agencies and other benefits providers.
Empire Plan
Group #30500
1-877-769-7447
Participating Providers
Highmark/Blue Cross Blue Shield of WNY
Group # 10585416
1-844-639-2441
Independent Health
Group # 30108H
716-631-8701
NYS Employees' Retirement System
Walter J. Mahoney State Office Building (consultation site)
65 Court Street, Room 500
Buffalo, NY
1-866-805-0990
service credit, pension estimates, transfers, vesting, retirement options, loans
NYS Teachers' Retirement System
10 Corporate Woods Drive
Albany, NY 12211-2395
800-356-3128
service credit, pension estimates, transfers, vesting, refunds, retirement options
SUNY Optional Retirement Program (ORP) - (Corebridge, Fidelity, TIAA and Voya)
Corebridge Financial (formerly AIG Retirement Services & VALIC)
1-603-594-8340
https://www.corebridgefinancial.com/rs/suny/home
Joshua Maida 716-261-5755 joshua.maida@aig.com Click here to schedule a virtual meeting or phone appointment
15 British American Blvd.
Latham, NY 12110
Robert Leombruno 585-506-7943 robert.leombruno@aig.com Click here to schedule a virtual meeting or phone appointment
Fidelity
1-844-FOR-SUNY (844-367-7869)
https://nb.fidelity.com/public/nb/suny/home
Bill Stark (716)270-7732 william.stark@fmr.com
TIAA
1-866-662-7945
Edmund Haspett 716 862 5916 edmund.haspett@tiaa.org Click here to schedule a meeting with me
100 Corporate Parkway
Suite 112
Amherst, NY 14226
Turkessa Amoah 315-477-9009 Turkessa.Amoah@tiaa.org Click here to login and schedule a meeting with me
250 S. Clinton Street, Suite 310
Syracuse, NY 13202
Voya
1-800-584-6001
https://suny.beready2retire.com/
Gary Witten, CFP®, ChFC® 716-626-3928 Gary@TeamIFS.com
Matt Witten 716-626-3935 Matt@TeamIFS.com
George Dougherty, CIMA® 716-626-3928 George.Dougherty@Voyafa.com
Davis Vision
PO Box 1525
Latham, NY 12110
1-888-588-4823
Delta Dental
PO Box 2105
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-2105
1-800-471-7093
Group #0165
EmblemHealth (GHI)
PO Box 2838
New York, NY 10016-2838
716-852-7711
CSEA Employee Benefit Fund
PO Box 516
Latham, NY 12110-0516
1-800-323-2732
UUP Benefit Trust Fund
PO Box 15143
Albany, NY 12212-5143
1-800-887-3863
PEF
1168-70 Troy Schenectady Road
PO Box 12414
Albany, NY 12212-2414
1-800-342-4306
Accident Reporting System (ARS)
1-888-800-0029
work-related injuries or illness
Flex Spending Accounts (FSA)
1-800-358-7202
Health Care Spending Account (pre-tax savings for unreimbursed medical expenses)
Dependent Care Advantage Account (pre-tax savings for child and elder care expenses)
Medicare
1-800-633-4227
NYS Department of Civil Service Employee Benefits Division
Alfred E. Smith Office Building
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12239
1-800-833-4344
New York's 529 College Savings Program
1-877-697-2837
tax deferred savings for higher education expenses
New York State & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training
1-800-253-4332
tuition assistance for CSEA employees
New York State Insurance Fund
225 Oak Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
851-2000
workers' compensation benefits
Pearl Carroll (CSEA insurance)
1-800-313-0591
various insurance programs
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
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