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Benefits Administration Letter 

Number: 16-206 Date: July 19, 2016

United States 

Office of 

Personnel Management 

 

The Federal Government’s Human Resources Agency

 

 

Subject: Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: 

FEGLI Open Season Website, Email Messages, and Data Needs

On August 7, 2015, we issued Benefits Administration Letter (BAL) 15-203 announcing a FEGLI 

Open Season that will be held from September 1 through September 30, 2016. 

On March 17, 2016, we issued Benefits Administration Letter (BAL) 16-204 providing information 

about the FEGLI Open Season and answers to commonly asked questions. 

This BAL provides information about the FEGLI Open Season website, as well as Employee 

Emails that agencies can send before and during the Open Season. We are also providing 

information about the data that we will need about Open Season elections. 

FEGLI OPEN SEASON WEBSITE 

In July 2016, OPM launched a special FEGLI Open Season web page at 

www.opm.gov/FEGLIopenseason which is being loaded with valuable resources such as: 

 Overview of the FEGLI Open Season, including enrollment instructions 

 FEGLI Open Season video 

 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the FEGLI Open Season 

 Life Insurance Election form (SF 2817) 

 Designation of Beneficiary form (SF 2823) 

 FEGLI Premium Rates 

 FEGLI Coverage Calculator (for enrollees who know their current enrollment and 

annual rate of pay) 

 Benefits Administration Letters about the FEGLI Open Season 

 Link to a special FEGLI Open Season website administered by MetLife, the FEGLI 

contractor 

 This website will have additional resources including quicksheets for 

employees and human resources officers, a FEGLI Open Season booklet, and a 

life insurance needs calculator 
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As always, OPM’s FEGLI program website at www.opm.gov/life will continue to have a wealth 

of information on FEGLI, including: 

 FEGLI Handbook

 FEGLI Booklets for Federal and Postal employees 

 FEGLI Flyer 

 Your FEGLI Life Insurance video for active employees 

 Your FEGLI Life Insurance video for annuitants and retiring employees 

 Answers to commonly asked questions 

 Additional forms 

FEGLI OPEN SEASON EMPLOYEE EMAILS 

For your convenience, we have created five Employee Emails that agency human resource 

officers can send to employees shortly before and during Open Season. Copies of the five emails 

are attached to this BAL. We suggest agencies use this schedule: 

Email 1 - FEGLI Open Season Begins Next Week (Week of August 22-26, 2016) 

Email 2 - FEGLI Open Season Begins Today (Thursday September 1, 2016) 

Email 3 - FEGLI Open Season Reminder (Week of September 12-16, 2016) 

Email 4 - FEGLI Open Season Ending Soon (Week of September 19-23, 2016) 

Email 5 - FEGLI Open Season Ends Friday (September 26 or 27, 2016) 

FEGLI OPEN SEASON DATA NEEDS 

We need agencies to track the number of FEGLI Open Season elections they receive (excluding 

belated elections). This includes receipt of both hard-copy SF 2817 election forms and electronic 

elections, where applicable. In addition, if readily available, we would also like to receive a 

distribution of dates of birth, in five-year age bands, for those who submitted elections. This 

information will be used to assess the impact of FEGLI Open Seasons on the overall insurance 

pool, including number of enrollees, age bands of enrollees, and amount and types of insurance.

We have made the data reporting process as easy as possible. Please send an email between 

October 3 and 21, 2016 to fegli@opm.gov, with your agency name in the subject line. Include 

the Data Needs Spreadsheet (attached to this BAL), listing the number of FEGLI Open Season 

elections that your agency received and if available, the distribution of dates of birth, in five-year 

age bands, for those who submitted elections. This is only a suggested format. If your agency 

has another method or report that captures the same information, you can submit that format 

instead. We are not requiring you to consolidate the data at headquarters level; reporting by sub-
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agency is acceptable. 

You play a critical role in the success of this Open Season and we thank you in advance for your 

support. 

Just a reminder -- the FEGLI Open Season ends on Friday, September 30, 2016. 

 

 

Sincerely, 

John O’Brien

Director 

Healthcare & Insurance 

Attachments 

Email 1 - FEGLI Open Season Begins Next Week 

Email 2 - FEGLI Open Season Begins Today 

Email 3 - FEGLI Open Season Reminder 

Email 4 - FEGLI Open Season Ending Soon 

Email 5 - FEGLI Open Season Ends Friday 

Data Needs Spreadsheet