Reminder on Prior FEGLI Elections

Higher coverage elections made during the open season conducted last fall in the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance program will be effective on the first day of the first pay period that begins on or after September 1 (in most cases, September 4 for executive branch employees, September 3 for postal employees), assuming the employee meets certain pay and duty status requirements. The Office of Personnel Management conducted the open season—a rarity in FEGLI—to commemorate the program’s 50th anniversary but had the effective date of elections to increase coverage delayed by a year, primarily to prevent individuals with immediately life-threatening conditions from increasing their coverage on the expectation that their survivors would be filing claims soon afterward.