Federal Employees' 

Group Life Insurance 

Form Approved: Life Insurance Election OMB No. 3206-0230

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program

See Privacy Act Statement on back of Part 3

1General Instructions .Read the back of Part 3 - Employee Copy carefully.

By law, unless you waive all coverage or are ineligible, you are automatically .Assignees completing this form should read Items 5 and 6 on the 

covered for Basic life insurance as an employee. When you first become back of Part 3.

eligible for FEGLI, you may (1) do nothing and have Basic automatically, .Give all parts of your completed form to your employing office. (2) elect Basic and any or all of the options, or (3) waive all life insurance Your employing office will complete Section 6 of this form (or its

coverage. If you are changing a previous election, see the back of Part 3 - electronic equivalent) and return your copy to you. Employee Copy. *This election supersedes all previous elections.*

2Fill in identifying information concerning the employee. 

Name (last, first, middle) Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Social Security Number 

Employing department or agency OWCP claim number, 

if applicable 

Location of department or agency where you

work (city, state, ZIP code) 

Daytime telephone number

(including area code) 

Optional 

3

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or through a power of 

attorney are not valid.)

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee 

may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or 

through a power of attorney are not valid.)

Option B - Additional Option C - Family

I want Basic. I authorize deductions to pay my share of the cost. (Basic may be provided without cost to U.S. Postal Service employees.)

If you signed for Basic in item 3 above, you may elect or retain any or all of the following options (UNLESS you have previously waived any or all

of these options, in which case you may elect only those options which you are eligible to elect as outlined in the FEGLI Program Booklet). Sign the

box(es) below for any option(s) you are eligible for and wish to elect or retain. If you do not sign for an option, you have waived it and your future

opportunities to enroll in it are strictly limited. 

To elect or retain Basic, sign and date below. If you do not sign for Basic, you (or your assignee) may not elect or retain any form of optional 

insurance. If you do not want any insurance at all, skip to Section 5.

4

I want Option A. 

I authorize deductions to pay the full cost.

I want Option B in the multiple of my annual basic pay I 

indicate below. I authorize deductions to pay the full cost.

I want Option C in the multiple I indicate below. 

I understand that each multiple is worth $5,000 upon 

the death of my spouse, and $2,500 upon the death of an

eligible child. I authorize deductions to pay the full cost.

5If you want NO life insurance coverage, sign and date below.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

1 multiple

3 multiples

2 multiples

4 multiples

5 multiples

1 times my pay

3 times my pay

2 times my pay

4 times my pay

5 times my pay

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Basic

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee 

may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or 

through a power of attorney are not valid.)

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee 

may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or 

through a power of attorney are not valid.)

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

You will not be covered for any option(s) for which you do not sign below, regardless of whether you previously elected the option(s).

Option A - Standard

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or through 

a power of attorney are not valid.)

Effective date of coverage 

(mm/dd/yyyy) 

If new/newly eligible employee,

enter "0" for event. 

Number of event permitting

change 

I want NO life insurance coverage. I understand that any life insurance I have will stop at the end of the last day of the pay period in which my 

employing office receives this waiver. Further, I cannot get Basic life insurance unless (1) I wait at least 1 year after I sign this form and submit 

satisfactory medical information, or (2) I experience a life event, or (3) I have a break in Federal service of at least 180 days, or (4) I participate in an 

open season, which is held infrequently. I understand that I cannot get any optional insurance unless I first have Basic. I understand that my decision to 

waive life insurance coverage now may affect my eligibility for coverage as a retiree. 

Signature of authorized agency official

6 Agency

Use

(See back of Part 2)

Name and address of employing office Date received in employing office 

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Remarks:

Waiver of 

all life 

insurance

 coverage

I followed the instructions on the back of Part 1.

The employee's copy of this form, when completed by the employing office, together with the FEGLI Program Booklet (FE 76-21 or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal Service employees) 

constitute the employee's Certificate (proof) of Insurance. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Standard Form 2817 

www.opm.gov/insure/life Previous edition is not usable. Revised November 2011 
Instructions for Agencies 

1. Who Should File This Form?

Y New employees eligible for life insurance who want

optional insurance or no insurance. Note: New employees

who want only Basic do not have to file.

Y Employees appointed to positions that allow life insurance 

coverage following service in positions that did not allow

life insurance coverage.

Y Employees who want to change their life insurance.

Y Reinstated employees who filed a previous waiver of any

type of life insurance, were separated from service for at

least 180 days, and wish to elect coverage.

Y Assignees who want to decrease or cancel coverage.

Y Department of Defense employees designated "emergency

essential" and civilian employees deployed in support of a

contingency operation per Public Law 110-417.

Give a new employee a copy of the FEGLI Program Booklet

(FE 76-21 or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal Service employees)

when he or she reports for duty and ask the employee to

return the completed SF 2817 as soon as possible (preferably

before the end of the first pay period), but no later than 60

days after his or her appointment. 

Employees with prior government service in non-excluded

positions who were separated after March 31, 1981, should

have an SF 2817 on file in their personnel folders, and that

election or waiver of coverage may still be in effect. Do not 

accept a new SF 2817 unless the employee has a break in

Federal service of at least 180 days or is eligible to cancel a

previous waiver that has been in effect for at least one

year, or wishes to reduce coverage. 

Until you verify an employee's SF 2817 on file, make

deductions based on his or her statement about earlier 

insurance coverage. Once coverage is confirmed, make any

necessary adjustments to correct the withholdings. 

An employee may at any time file an SF 2817 to waive or

reduce coverage, unless the employee has assigned his/her

insurance coverage. If the employee has assigned the

insurance, only the assignee(s) may waive or reduce the

coverage (except for Option C which cannot be assigned). 

2. How Else Can An Employee Elect More Coverage?

Y Provide Medical Information. An employee may elect

or increase Basic, Option A, or Option B insurance (but 

not Option C), if a previously completed SF 2817

waiving coverage has been in effect for more than one

year, by submitting satisfactory evidence of insurability

via a Request for Insurance, SF 2822. If approved, the

employee should make the election on the SF 2817 and

submit to the employing agency. More details are

contained on the SF 2822.

Y Experience A Qualifying Life Event. An employee may

elect Basic, Option A, Option B and/or Option C within

60 days following a FEGLI qualifying life event. These

events are: marriage, divorce, spouse's death, or the

acquisition of an eligible child. 

For Option B and Option C, an employee may elect from

1 to 5 multiples (up to 5 total) based on the life event.

Y An employee who is already enrolled in Option B and/or

Option C may elect from 1 to 5 multiples (up to 5 total)

within 60 days based on the life event.

3. What Should You Review After The Employee 

Submits This Form?

Review all three parts of the SF 2817 to see that they are

legible and complete. If an employee signs the box for 

Option A, Option B, or Option C, he or she must also sign

Section 3, Basic. If the employee uses a downloaded copy,

be sure all parts are completed. Contact the employee if any

part is unclear.

Only the employee may sign this form in Sections 3, 4, or 5,

with one exception (noted below). Signatures by guardians,

conservators, or through a power of attorney are NOT valid. 

Exception: If the employee assigned the insurance, only the

assignee(s) may waive or reduce some or all of the 

employee's coverage. In that case, the assignee(s) must sign

the form (although the information in Section 2 must refer to

the employee). Please note that assignees cannot increase the

employee's coverage. Only the employee can do that. 

The employee is solely responsible for ensuring that the 

SF 2817 accurately reflects his or her intentions. 

If the employee is electing new coverage, always make sure

that the authorized agency official confirms that the

employee is eligible for the coverage, and that the official

signs the form in Section 6. 

4. When Did You Receive This?

Enter the date the employing office received this form. 

5. What Is The Event Permitting The Change?

Enter the number of the event permitting a change, if

applicable. See the Table of Effective Dates on the back of

Part 2 for event numbers. 

6. What Is The Effective Date Of The Coverage?

Enter the effective date of coverage. For new and newly

eligible employees: Basic is effective on the first day the

employee is in a pay and duty status; Optional coverage is

effective on the first day the employee is in a pay and duty

status on or after the day the employing office receives the 

SF 2817. For changes in elections, see the Table of Effective

Dates on the back of Part 2. If there is more than one 

effective date for this election, the 2nd effective date should 

be notated in Part 6 under "Remarks."

7. What Do You Do With Parts 1, 2, and 3?

After completion, give Part 3 to the employee. File Part 1 

in the employee's personnel folder. Destroy Part 2 after

payroll office use. Part 3, and the FEGLI Program Booklet

(FE 76-21, or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal Service employees),

serve as the employee's certificate of insurance. 

8. Where Can You Find More Information?

Consult the FEGLI Program Booklet (FE 76-21 or FE 76-20

for U.S. Postal Service employees) or the FEGLI Handbook,

which are available on the FEGLI web site at 

www.opm.gov/insure/life. 

Back of Part 1 Standard Form 2817 

Revised November 2011 
Form Approved: Life Insurance Election OMB No. 3206-0230 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program Federal Employees'

Group Life Insurance

1 INELIGIBLE

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1000

1100

INSURANCE

A0

B0

C0

D0

SF 50

1005

1101

1102

1103

E5

F1

F2

F3

1011

1012

1013

1014

I1

I2

I3

I4

1114

1115

1020

1120

J4

J5

K0

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1001 E1 1104 F4 1015 I5 1021 M1

1002 E2 1105 F5 1111 J1 1022 M2

1003 E3 1010 G0 1112 J2 1023 M3

1004 E4 1110 H0 1113 J3 1024 M4

2Fill in identifying information concerning the employee.

SF 50 Equivalents of Insurance Codes 

1025 M5 1031 Q1 1134 R4 1045 U5 1051 Y1 1154 Z4 

1121 N1 1032 Q2 1135 R5 1141 V1 1052 Y2 1155 Z5 

1122 N2 1033 Q3 1040 S0 1142 V2 1053 Y3

1123 N3 1034 Q4 1140 T0 1143 V3 1054 Y4

1124 N4 1035 Q5 1041 U1 1144 V4 1055 Y5

1125 N5 1131 R1 1042 U2 1145 V5 1151 Z1

1030 90 1132 R2 1043 U3 1050 W0 1152 Z2

1130 P0 1133 R3 1044 U4 1150 X0 1153 Z3

Name (last, first, middle) Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Social Security Number 

Employing department or agency OWCP claim number, 

if applicable 

Location of department or agency where you

work (City, state, ZIP Code) 

Daytime telephone number

(including area code) 

3

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or through a power of 

attorney are not valid.)

In item 7: If this block is not signed, enter 0 in ALL FOUR boxes.

If this block is signed, enter 1 in box 1.

4

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Basic

In item 7, box 2:

If this block is not signed, enter 0

If this block is signed, enter 1.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

1 multiple

3 multiples

2 multiples

4 multiples

5 multiples

1 times my pay

3 times my pay

2 times my pay

4 times my pay

5 times my pay

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

In item 7, box 3:

If this block is not signed, enter 0

If this block is signed, enter the number marked "X" 

below.

In item 7, box 4:

If this block is not signed, enter 0

If this block is signed, enter the number marked "X" 

below.

5If you want NO life insurance coverage, sign and date below.

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee 

may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or 

through a power of attorney are not valid.)

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee 

may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or 

through a power of attorney are not valid.)

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee 

may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or 

through a power of attorney are not valid.)

Option A - Standard Option B - Additional Option C - Family

Waiver of 

all life 

insurance

 coverage

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter codes in the boxes on the right as directed in items 3, 4 and 5 above. 1 

Insurance Code 7

SIGNATURE (Do not print. Only you or your assignee may sign. Signatures by guardians, conservators or through a 

power of attorney are not valid.)

In item 7: If this block is signed, enter 0 in ALL FOUR boxes.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

6 Agency

Use

Name and address of employing office

Remarks:

2 3 4 

SF 50 

Equivalent

Effective date of coverage 

(mm/dd/yyyy)

If new/newly eligible employee,

enter "0" for event.

Number of event permitting

change

(See back of Part 2)

Signature of authorized agency official

I followed the instructions on the back of Part 1.

Date received in employing office 

(mm/dd/yyyy)

PART 2 - For Agency Use 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management Standard Form 2817 

www.opm.gov/insure/life Previous edition is not usable. Revised November 2011 
Back of Part 2

Table of Effective Dates: Changes in Life Insurance Coverage

Deductions: Begin, increase, stop or decrease in the same pay period in which coverage begins, increases, stops, or decreas

Event Allowing Change Change Permitted? (To elect any option, employee must elect or retain Basic) Basic Option A - Standard Option B - Additional 

1. PROVIDING

MEDICALINFORMATION:

Approval of Request forInsurance (SF 2822) bythe Office of FederalEmployees' GroupLife Insurance (OFEGLI).

Yes. Coverage is automatically effective the first day

the employee is in a pay and duty status on or afterdate of OFEGLI's approval.Time Limit - on or after OFEGLI's date of approval.If employee is not in a pay and duty status within 60days, Basic does NOT become effective, and theemployee must start over.

Yes. Coverage is effective the first day the employee is in

a pay and duty status on or after the date of OFEGLI'sapproval and the agency receives the SF 2817.

Time Limit - Employee must submit the SF 2817 and be

in a pay and duty status within 60 days after date ofOFEGLI's approval. If employee is not in a pay and dutystatus or doesn't submit the SF 2817 within those 60 days,Option A does not become effective, and the employeemust start over.

Yes. Same as Option A. 

B. Not applicable.

2. LIFE EVENT:

Marriage, divorce, deathof spouse, or acquisitionof an eligible child.

Yes. Coverage is effective the day of the event if theSF 2817 is received before the event and the

employee is in pay and duty status on the day of theevent. Otherwise, Coverage is effective the first dayin pay and duty status after the event and after

receipt of the SF 2817.Time Limit - Agency must receive the SF 2817 andproof of the event within 60 days after the day of theevent. 

Yes. Same as Basic.Coverage - Same as Basic.Time Limit - Same as Basic.

Yes. Same as Basic.

Employee may elect or increase multiples (up to 5 total).Coverage - Same as Basic. 

Time Limit - Same as Basic.

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3. REINSTATEMENT:

Employee is reinstatedafter a break in service ofat least 180 days in aposition that is notexcluded from lifeinsurance by law orregulation.

Yes. Coverage is effective on the first day theemployee is in a pay and duty status, unless waived byemployee.

Yes. Employee may elect Option A within 60 days afterreinstatement. However, if employee does not submit SF 2817 electing coverage within 60 days after reinstatement, s/he has the same Optional insurance carried before the break in service effective the beginning of the reinstatement.

Same as Option A. S

4. REINSTATEMENT:

Employee is reinstatedafter a break in service ofat least 180 days in a position that is excluded from life insurance by lawor regulation.

No. However, if employee is later converted to a

non-excluded position, the coverage is effective on thefirst day the employee is in a pay and duty status on orafter being converted to such a position.

No. However, if employee is later converted to anon-excluded position, the coverage is effective on the firstday the employee is in a pay and duty status in theconverted position on or after the date the agency receivesthe SF 2817 electing such coverage.Time Limit - Employee must submit the SF 2817 within 60

days after conversion to an eligible position. 

Same as Option A. S

5A. CANCELING/

WAIVINGCOVERAGE:

employee/assignee

A. Yes. If the coverage is canceled in the first pay

period, no premiums are due. Otherwise,coverage stops at the end of the last day of thepay period in which the agency receives the SF 2817, with no 31-day extension of coverage.

Time Limit - None. Employee may cancelcoverage at any time. However, if the insuranceis assigned, only the assignee(s) may cancel

A.Same as Basic. A. Same as Basic. 

5B. REDUCING 

OPTION B and/or OPTION CMULTIPLES:employee/assignee

B. Not applicable. B.Yes. Employee may at any time reduce the number

of multiples, unless the insurance has been assigned.In that case, only the assignee(s) may reduce coverage– the employee may not. This new coverage iseffective at the beginning of the pay period followingthe one in which the employing office receives the SF 2817.

6. Open Season. If permitted under conditions specified by OPM. Same as Basic. Same as Basic. 

or

0. New/Newly Eligible

 Employee:

Yes. See "Instructions to Agencies", #5, back of Part 1.

Yes. Same as Basic. Yes. Same as Basic. 

7. CERTAIN DEPT. OF

DEFENSE ANDCIVILIANEMPLOYEESAFFECTEDBY PUBLIC LAWS106-398 AND 110-417:

Yes, if employing agency determines employee meetscriteria to elect coverage. Coverage is effective thefirst day the employee is in a pay and duty status on orafter the date the agency receives the SF 2817.Time Limit - Agency must receive the SF 2817within 60 days of the date the employee receivesofficial notice of deployment in support of acontingency operation or designation as an emergencyessential employee.

Same as Basic. Same as Basic.

Employee may elect or increase multiples (up to 5 total).

Np
Back of Part 3

Instructions for Employees

Chapter 87, title 5, U.S. Code, Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, authorizes solicitation of this information. The data you furnish will be used to determine your life insurance coverage. This

information may be shared and is subject to verification, via paper, electronic media, or through the use of the computer matching programs, with national, state, local or other charitable or social

security administrative agencies to determine and issue benefits under their programs or law enforcement agencies, when they are investigating a violation or potential violation of civil or criminal law.

Executive Order 9397 (November 22, 1943) authorizes use of the Social Security Number to distinguish between the applicant and people with similar names. Failure to furnish the requested

information may result in your agency's inability to determine your life insurance coverage.

We estimate this form takes an average of 15 minutes to complete including the time for getting the needed data and reviewing both the instructions and completed form. Send comments regarding our

estimate or any other aspect of this form, including suggestions for reducing completion time, to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services Publications Team (3206-0230),

Washington, DC 20415-3430. The OMB Number, 3206-0230 is currently valid. OPM may not collect this information, and you are not required to respond, unless this number is displayed.

Privacy Act and Public Burden Statements

1. General Information

The major provisions of this program are described in the Federal 

Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program Booklet (FE 76-21 

or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal Service employees). Please read the entire booklet

carefully. Your completed copy of this election form (SF 2817) and the

FEGLI Program Booklet constitute your certificate (proof) of insurance.

These publications, as well as comprehensive FEGLI information, are

available at www.opm.gov/insure/life.

Standard Form 2817

Revised November 2011

6. I Am An Assignee. What Can I Do?

If you are completing this form in order to cancel some or all of the

employee's life insurance coverage, you must sign the form. The

information in Section 2 of the form refers to the employee, but you must

sign in Section 3, 4 or 5, as applicable. Indicate "assignee" after your

2. I Am A New Employee or Newly Eligible for Life Insurance. What

Do I Need To Know?

You are automatically enrolled in Basic (even if you don't complete this form)

unless you waive it. If you waive Basic, you automatically waive all forms of

Optional insurance. You will not have any Optional insurance unless you elect it.

To elect Basic: You do not have to submit this form unless you also wish to

elect Optional insurance.

To waive Basic: Sign Section 5 of the form and give it to your employing

office. Your agency will withhold Basic premiums from your salary from

your first day at work in a pay status UNLESS you submit your waiver before

the end of your first pay period.

To elect Optional: Sign Section 3 and one or more of the blocks in Section 4

of the form and give it to your employing office within 60 days after the date

you are appointed or first become eligible for life insurance.

To waive Optional: If you do not sign for a particular type of Optional

coverage in Section 4, you automatically waive that coverage. 

3. I Am An Employee With Prior Government Service. What Do I

Need To Know?

When you return to work after a break in service of less than 180 days, your

human resources office will automatically enroll you in the same coverage

that you had before you left your prior position, if any. This coverage will be

effective on your first day in a pay and duty status in a FEGLI eligible

position. You will have to qualify to elect other coverage (open season,

providing medical information, or a life event). If you waived some coverage,

then the waiver of that coverage is still in effect. 

When you return to work after a break in service of 180 days or more, your

human resources office will automatically enroll you in Basic and the same

Optional insurance that you had in your prior position. This coverage will be

effective on your first day in a pay and duty status in a FEGLI eligible

position. You may elect more insurance (if you don't already have the

maximum) within 60 days of your appointment to an eligible position. If you

previously waived coverage then that waiver is no longer in effect. You will

automatically be enrolled in Basic, unless you file a new waiver.

4.

5.

If you waive your insurance when you return to Federal Service as a

reemployed annuitant, you also waive your insurance with your retirement

annuity. You will have no FEGLI life insurance. It is important that you

contact your human resources office and inform them that you are a

reemployed annuitant. More details can be found in OPM Form 1482, 

Agency Certification of Status of Reemployed Annuitants.

See the FEGLI Program Booklet (FE 76-21 or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal

Service Employees) for more details.

I Am A Reemployed Annuitant. What Do I Need To Know?

What If I Assigned My Coverage?

If you have assigned your insurance by filing an RI 76-10, Assignment of

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, you may not cancel any of your

insurance coverage (except Option C). Only the assignee(s) may cancel your

coverage. However, you may elect new coverage if you otherwise meet the

requirements for electing such coverage. Any new coverage you elect will

automatically be subject to your existing assignment, except for Option C,

which you cannot assign. All assignments are automatically canceled after a

break in service of at least 31 days, or upon cancellation of all life insurance

coverage by the assignee(s).

signature. Return the completed form to the employee's employing office. If

the insured is an annuitant, return the completed form to OPM, Retirement

Operations Center, P.O. Box 45, Boyers, PA 16017-0045. See #11 for where

to return the completed form if the insured is a compensationer.

Be Sure You Sign For All Options You Want. This election supersedes all

previous ones. If you have optional coverage and wish to keep it, you must

sign the appropriate box(es). If you do not sign for it, you have waived it.

7. How Do I Complete The Form?

Follow the instructions for each item carefully. After you fill out the form,

review it to be sure it is complete and correct. The following checklist should

help.

If you sign Section 3, you elect (or retain) Basic.

If you sign any block in Section 4, you elect (or retain) Optional Insurance.

You must also elect (or retain) Basic by signing Section 3.

If you sign Section 4 for Option B and/or Option C, you must also mark

one of the five boxes to show how many multiples you wish to elect (or

retain). Do not mark more than one box.

If you sign Section 5, you waive all FEGLI coverage.

Only you, the employee, may sign this form. Signatures by guardians,

conservators, or through a power of attorney are not acceptable. 

Exception: If you have assigned your insurance, only the assignee(s) may

cancel some or all of your coverage. In that case, the assignee(s) must sign

the form (although the information in Section 2 must refer to you).

REMEMBER THAT YOU, NOT YOUR AGENCY, ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT YOUR SF 2817 (OR ITS

ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT) IS CORRECT AND ACCURATELY

REFLECTS YOUR INTENTIONS. IF YOU DO NOT SIGN FOR IT,

YOU HAVE CANCELED/WAIVED IT.

8. Open Seasons

If you elected coverage during an Open Season, and that coverage has not yet

become effective, and you want to make a further change to your FEGLI

coverage on this SF 2817, you should check with your employing office. 

That office can tell you about any special election procedures that may apply.

9. What If I Waive or Reduce My Coverage?

If you do not sign for a particular type of coverage, you have waived that

coverage. If you waive Basic or one or more of the options, your opportunities

to enroll in the coverage you waived are strictly limited. A waiver may 

also affect your eligibility to continue coverage into retirement. See the

FEGLI Program Booklet (FE 76-21 or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal Service

employees) for more details.

10. Where Do I Send The Completed Form?

After you have completed this form and verified that it accurately reflects your

intentions, send the entire form (without separating the parts) to your human

resources office. Do not send the form to OPM or OFEGLI.

11. What If I Receive Workers' Compensation?

If you are receiving compensation payments from the Office of Workers'

Compensation Programs (OWCP), provide your OWCP number in Section 2

of the form. If you are still employed, return the completed form to your

employing office. If you are not still employed or if you have been receiving

compensation payments for at least 12 months, see your human resources

office about your continued eligibility under the FEGLI Program.

12. How Do I Verify That My Agency Processed My Election?

After your employing office processes your election form, you will receive 

an SF 50, Notification of Personnel Action. A two digit code appearing on 

the SF 50 will explain your insurance coverage. These codes are explained 

in Part 2 of the SF 2817. Also check your pay statement for the correct

withholdings. If you are insured as a compensationer, you will receive a notice

from OPM which will explain your insurance coverage.

13. Where Do I Get More Information About The FEGLI Program?

Consult the FEGLI Program Booklet (FE 76-21 or FE 76-20 for U.S. Postal

Service employees) or the FEGLI Handbook (RI 76-26), which are available

on the FEGLI web site at www.opm.gov/insure/life.