Plan Announcements and Events

As a State of Indiana employee, it is important for you to consider your retirement planning options. To help simplify this process, all eligible employees hired by the State are automatically enrolled in the Indiana Deferred Compensation and matching plan known as Hoosier START.

Hoosier START offers an easy way to begin saving for your preferred retirement lifestyle. Your Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS) plan is separate from Hoosier START – to learn more about INPRS, visit www.in.gov/inprs.

Hoosier START is also an award-winning plan, recognized nationally for its innovative outreach and participant engagement. In 2025, the program received the Leadership Award from the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) for the second consecutive year. This honor highlights Hoosier START’s commitment to educating and supporting more than 68,000 state and local employees and retirees, empowering managers with tools to communicate the value of retirement savings and helping participants build a more financially secure future.

As the Hoosier START plan sponsor, the State Comptroller collaborates with Nationwide, our third-party administrator, to help employees find ways to save and invest for their retirement.

Contact Hoosier START

• Phone: 855-277-4432
• Email: HoosierSTART@nationwide.com (don’t include your personal information, such as Social Security Numbers or address)
• Additional contact information is available here

Meet with a Representative

• Interested in meeting one-on-one with your local Retirement Specialist? Click here for contact information.
• Nationwide had a Personal Retirement Consultant also available – Email Justin Clapp to schedule an appointment by clicking here.