Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Options
Options:
Choose 75% reduction. Basic coverage reduces 2% per month until it reaches 25% of its pre-reduction amount. Employee pays no further premiums once reduction begins.
Choose 50% reduction. Basic coverage reduces by 1% per month until it reaches 50%. Employee pays an additional premium, or switch to 75% reduction or cancel
Choose no reduction. Basic coverage remains. Employee pays a larger premium, or switch to 75% or cancel.
Federal employees insured for the basic insurance coverage may elect options to cover family members- the employees spouse and unmarried children under age 22.
The coverage amount is equal to up to multiples of $5,000 for a spouse and up to five multiples of $2,500 for each covered child. The premium depends on the employee’s age and increases every 5 years. The employee pays the full cost for this coverage.
Optional Insurance:
Federal employees covered under basic insurance have the option to purchase additional insurance.
Option A - An additional $10,000 of coverage. (Reduces by 2% per month after age 65 until it reaches $2,500.)
Option B - Choose 1,2,3,4,or 5 times your salary. The cost for this coverage increases every 5 years and the employee pays the full cost. Retirees at age 65 no longer have to pay premiums but the coverage begins to decline at a rate of 2% per month for 50 months at which point the coverage ceases. Employees however at the time of retirement have an option to keep this coverage and continue to pay premiums.
An example of the cost of option B is as follows. An employee age 35 who earns $80,000 per year and chooses coverage for 5 times ($400,000,) his or her salary would pay:
Age 35 = $ 26.00 per month
Age 50 = $112.80 per month
Age 65 = $537.20 per month
Age 75 = $1560 .00 per month
Age 80+ = $2080.00 per month