To claim FEGLI benefits for the death of an employee or annuitant:

FE-6 -- Claim for Death Benefits

To claim FEGLI benefits for the death of a family member of an employee or annuitant:

FE-6 DEP -- Statement of Claim, Option C (NOTE: This electronic form requires Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or above.)

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Be sure to read the instructions on the form. You will have to print out the claim form. It cannot be submitted on-line.

If you or someone else hasn't done so already, you also need to report the death.

The address for submitting the FE-6 claim form is:

Office of Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance
P.O. Box 2627
Jersey City, NJ 07303-2627

The address to use for overnight mail deliveries only (such as Fed Ex) is: 2 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302-3802.

The FE6-DEP form is submitted to the agency employing office for employees and the OPM Retirement Operations Center for annuitants.