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# Retirement Services Calculators

## Option B - Additional

You may elect Option B insurance in an amount equal to one, two, three, four or five times your annual basic pay (after rounding up to the next even $1,000).

The cost of Option B insurance depends on your age. When you have a birthday that moves you to another age group, you will begin paying the premiums for the new age group in the first pay period that starts after your birthday. The premiums increase depending on your age group, as shown in the following table:

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