The transition of the Plan's recordkeeping services from Alliance Benefit Group North Central States, Inc., (ABG) to Alerus Retirement and Benefits (Alerus) is nearly complete. Over the last few months, Alerus has mailed active participants information on the transition. In the latest mailing they mentioned the following:
Blackout Period
There will be a brief blackout beginning at 3 p.m. Central Time on September 7, 2016, and ending at 3 p.m. Central Time on September 13, 2016. During this blackout period, the participant website will not be available and you will be unable to transact in your retirement account.
New Account Access Beginning September 13, 2016 at 4:00 PM
Starting Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, you will be able to log in to your account at , www.alerusrb.com, which will have an updated look and new features. Your access will depend upon whether you have previously established a User ID/Password on the participant website.
- Established User – You may log in with the same User ID and Password.
- Never accessed the participant website? Use your Social Security Number (SSN) as your User ID and the last four digits of your SSN as your Password.
In either case, the system will prompt you to create new access credentials following your initial log-in.”