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March 28, 2024

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Federal Employees Group Life Insurance

The Federal Employees Group Life Insurance or FEGLI is a group life insurance program aimed at providing benefits of insurance to the federal employees.

Viatical Settlements and FEGLI

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FEGLI and Viatical Settlements

viatical settlementsViatical Settlements, in case you didn’t know, are defined as the sale of a policy owner’s existing life insurance policy to a third party for more than its cash surrender value, but less than its net death benefit.  The buyer becomes the policy owner and pays the premiums, and gets the death benefits when you die.

Where FEGLI is concerned, there is no cash value, but that’s not stopping you from assigning it to one or more assignees, and one of these may be a viatical settlement company. READ MORE:

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FEGLI Death Benefits Claim Guide

FEGLI Death Benefits Claim Guide

death benefits FIRST PUBLISHED ON COMPAREFEGLI.COM If you die while still covered by your FEGLI life insurance, your designated beneficiary or beneficiaries need to file a claim for FEGLI death benefits. The following links contain useful resources to aid beneficiaries in how to pursue these benefits.   READ MORE:

 

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Death Benefits: Trustee Designation For FEGLI

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Trustee Designation For FEGLI Death Benefits

death benefitsDid you know that federal employees and retirees can establish a trust to receive your FEGLI death benefits? This can be done through an inter vivos (living) trust, or through a testamentary trust that is created through your will upon your death. Your survivors and beneficiaries can then purse the claims to receive the benefits they are due. The following links contain more resources for a survivor seeking to receive FEGLI death benefits. Be sure to remain informed and take advantage of every resource involving FEGLI and receiving death benefits.

 

These links will give you more information about FEGLI and survivor benefits. Stay informed! READ MORE:

 

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FEGLI Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits

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accidental deathFEGLI Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Benefits

You or your beneficiaries can claim FEGLI accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefits when you, as the insured, suffer from loss of life, limb or eyesight. The following  READ MORE:

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Concurrent Employment: How Much FEGLI Coverage Do You Get?

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How Much FEGLI Coverage Do You Get With Concurrent Employment?

concurrent employmentConcurrent employment, in this reference, is where a federal employee is working for and earning federal wages from more than one agency. If you’re wondering when and how this is possible, there are certain situations which make it possible.

For example, you could be temporarily be reassigned to another agency, while still being expected to do some of the work you were already doing for your original employing agency. You could be in nonpay status for a position, and be asked to serve in another capacity for the interim.

In any case, the only eligibility requirement in cases of concurrent employment is that at least one of your positions should entitle you to be enrolled in FEGLI. So the next obvious question is about the coverage amount, and which agency will pay the government contribution towards your FEGLI premiums. READ MORE…

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Impact of Breaks in Service on Your FEGLI Coverage

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Impact of Breaks in Service on Your FEGLI Coverage

breaks in serviceIt’s not uncommon for federal employees to take breaks in service and then come back to work for their employing agency, reinstated into their prior position. Under such situations, what happens to your FEGLI coverage? READ MORE:

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Reemployed Annuitants and FEGLI

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FEGLI For Reemployed Annuitants

annuitantsSo you decided to hang up your federal employment boots and enjoy retirement benefits such as FEGLI for annuitants. But then you get lured back into the federal workforce, whether by want or need or the call of duty. Whatever the reason, one of the things you have to sort out here will be about your life insurance coverage. READ MORE:

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Pending Retirement Claims and FEGLI

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FEGLI and Pending Retirement Claims

pending retirement

So you’re eligible for FEGLI and your life insurance coverage will continue when you are an annuitant after federal separation. But there’s a twilight zone in between the two, when your reettirement claim is pending. What happens to your coverage if you die in this twilight zone or if your insurance gets terminated? The following links discuss your pending retirement in further detail. READ MORE…

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FEGLI Eligibility For Your Spouse

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FEGLI Eligibility For Your Spouse

fegli eligibilityFederal employees are themselves automatically enrolled into the FEGLI life insurance program, but their family members are not. You can elect to include coverage and FEGLI eligibility for your spouse and children through FEGLI Option C. The following links contain more information about FEGLI eligibility for your further reading. Remember to stay informed and utilize every resource at your disposal.  READ MORE…

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FEGLI Eligibility For Children

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FEGLI Eligibility For Children

FEGLI eligibility is not as simple as it may seem. Federal employees are themselves automatically enrolled into the FEGLI life insurance program, but their family members are not. You can elect to include coverage for your spouse and children through FEGLI Option C. The following links have more information regarding FEGLI eligibility. Be sure to use every resource at your disposal.  READ MORE…

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FEGLI Eligibility: How to Request Reconsideration

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How to Request FEGLI Eligibility Reconsideration

Most federal and Postal Service employees are automatically enrolled into the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program when they are first hired. However, in the rare case that there is some confusion over your FEGLI eligibility for federal life insurance and you are not enrolled, it may be incumbent on you to request reconsideration. The following links contain more information about FEGLI eligibility. Be sure to use every resource at your disposal. READ MORE…

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The Curious Case of FEGLI Incontestability

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The Curious Case of FEGLI Incontestability

benefitsIncontestability is where you get to keep erroneous coverage even though it is…well, erroneous. When it comes to FEGLI and federal benefits, incontestability is only possible in certain rare circumstances. READ MORE…

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FEGLI Insurance Cancellation and Reversal of Cancellations

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FEGLI Insurance Cancellation and Reversal of Cancellations

Insurance As a new federal employee, you are automatically enrolled into the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program. You can, of course, specifically provide a waiver that lets you cancel your enrollment.

But before you do so, it might be a good idea to understand the implications. READ MORE…

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Erroneous FEGLI Coverage and Correction of Errors

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Erroneous FEGLI Coverage and Correction of Errors

FEGLIIt doesn’t happen often, but in the rare instance that you get entangled into erroneous FEGLI coverage, it may be a good idea to know beforehand how to correct the error. READ MORE…

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Rights of Insured and Assignee After FEGLI Assignment

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Rights of Insured and Assignee After FEGLI Assignment

FEGLIOne of the things you can do as after being enrolled into the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program is to make an assignment. The insured or assignee can make multiple assignments, with specified percentages or fractions of the insurance to go to each assignee.

Note that you cannot assign dollar amounts, and the fractions must add up to 1.0 or the percentages assigned must add up to 100 percent.

One of the aspects that many insureds who have made a FEGLI assignment neglect to find out is about what rights they retain after assignment, and what rights are transferred to the assignees.

Here’s a brief overview of how this works.  READ MORE…

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Individual Responsibilities of FEGLI Enrollees

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Individual Responsibilities of FEGLI Enrollees

When you join federal employment, you are automatically enrolled into the insurance (FEGLI) program. So you don’t really have anything much to do as far as shopping around to buy life insurance is concerned. READ MORE…

 

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Don’t Fall For FEGLI Discounts

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Don’t Fall For FEGLI Discounts

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and Postal Service workers enrolled in the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program to shop around for savings or look for other similar life insurance products that give them the same protection and cover at a lower price.

But while doing so, it’s important to know that you cannot get any FEGLI discounts from any other insurer, or buy any supplemental insurance products that will lower your FEGLI rates and premiums.

FEGLI Discounts are unavailable because premiums are calculated based on government-wide rates and factor in your age, salary and individual enrollment in FEGLI options. Read More…

 

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FEGLI Verification of Life Insurance (VOLI)

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FEGLI Verification of Life Insurance (VOLI)

FEGLI CoverageUnlike individual life insurance purchased from private insurers, enrollees in the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program don’t get a bunch of documents or a file mailed to them in the post with all their policy details.

Federal employees often forget details about their FEGLI coverage and options. Annuitants, beneficiaries and compensationers may not even be aware of the coverage, or may have forgotten about it. This is where it’s helpful to be able to see and print a FEGLI Verification of Life Insurance (VOLI) for your records. READ MORE…

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FEGLI Handbook and Booklet For Federal Employees

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FEGLI Handbook and Booklet For Federal Employees

The FEGLI Handbook is probably the best resource for both OPM and agency insurance officers looking for information about the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program.

The 248-page handbook starts with an introduction about what is FEGLI and provides a brief overview of all the aspects and options of the program.

You are then taken through a series of chapters about the responsibilities of the OPM, OFEGLI, the employing federal agency, and the insured federal employee.

For the record, Read More…

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FEGLI Basic and Options Reductions After Federal Retirement

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 FEGLI BFederal Retirementasic and Options Reductions After Federal Retirement

One of the many things that kicks in with federal retirement is a reduction in your FEGLI life insurance coverage. It’s important that you understand how the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program is designed to reduce the cover for retirees in a phased manner.

The reductions kick in at the start of the second month after your 65th birthday, or the beginning of the second month following the date of your retirement, whichever comes later.

You must choose what happens at this point. As far as FEGLI Basic life insurance is concerned, you have three options. The first option is a 75 percent reduction that reduces your cover amount by two percent each month until it hits 25 percent of your pre-retirement FEGLI Basic amount. At this point, your FEGLI Basic becomes free (no premiums) and will stay at this level until your death.

The second option is…..Read More

 

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