Life Insurance

Information about the various life insurances available through the military services and the VA, including FSGLI, SGLI, S-DVI and VGLI.

Accelerated Death Benefits

Allows terminally ill Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) policyholders to receive up to half of the face value of their insurance policies during their lifetimes.

Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI)

Information on life insurance coverage for the spouse and children of Service Members insured under SGLI, including frequently asked questions, premium rate information, a comprehensive overview of the FSGLI program and more.

Family Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (FSGLI) Procedures Guide

Information about FSGLI, including eligibility requirements, coverage levels, premiums, beneficiary financial counseling service, accelerated benefits options and more.

GovAmerica - Free Federal, Military & Family Guides

Provides comprehensive information on a variety of topics for Active Duty, Veterans and their families from employment issues such as pay, benefits and retirement to health care and personal family issues including finances, consumer issues and identity theft, and much more. Also offers a free newsletter for the federal and military communities and their families.

Life Insurance Benefits for Service-Disabled Veterans

Information on life insurance programs provided by the VA for service-disabled Veterans.

MyArmyBenefits

Official Army benefits Web site for active duty Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, family members and retirees. Benefits include pay, education, family services, health care, life insurance, soldier services, transitioning and retirement, Social Security, casualty/survivor and VA benefits.

MyArmyBenefits - Benefit Facts

Lists fact sheets related to pay, education, family services, health care, life insurance, Social Security, transitioning, retirement and VA benefits for wounded warriors. Fact sheets can be sorted by category, component, life event or state/territory.

Navy Mutual Aid Association

Provides life insurance and annuity products, assists Sea Service Members and their survivors in securing the federal benefits to which they are legally entitled and provides education on financial security matters, which are specifically tailored to the military member and family.

Program Description of Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI)

Information on VGLI general program requirements, application process and program contact information.

Service-Disabled Veterans' Insurance (S-DVI)

Information about life insurance for service-disabled veterans, including eligibility requirements, how to apply online for S-DVI, waiver of premiums for totally disabled veterans and more.

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI)

Information about SGLI, a low cost group life insurance for Service Members, including frequently asked questions, premium rates and more.

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) General Information

General information from Military.com about SGLI, including traumatic injury protection, maximum coverages and more.

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Handbook

Information on SGLI, including general provisions, accelerated benefits option, payment of benefits, beneficiary financial counseling services, records and forms and more.

The American Veterans & Service Members Survival Guide

Provides invaluable information on how to navigate the bureaucracy of benefits and programs available to Active Duty military, National Guard, Reservists, Veterans and their family members. This free 599-page guide covers issues from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship.

The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA)

Supports uniformed services enlisted personnel, their families and survivors, including active components, Reserve and National Guard and all retirees, and works to stop the erosion of earned benefits through legislative efforts. Learn about TREA's National Scholarship program and insurance plans.

VA Benefits - Fact Sheet

Provides information on VA compensation, pension, health care, vocational rehabilitation, employment, education, training, home loans and insurance benefits.

VA Federal Benefits for Veterans & Dependents - 2008 Edition

Information on VA health care, disability compensation, education and training, home loan guaranty, financial assistance, life insurance and more.

VA Life Insurance

Information about all of VA's life insurance programs, which provide insurance benefits for Veterans and Service Members who may not be able to get insurance from private companies because of the extra risks involved or a service-connected disability.

VA Toll-Free Contact Numbers

VA telephone numbers for education, benefits, income verification and means testing, life insurance, mammography, special issues, headstones/markers and telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD).

Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI)

VGLI provides for the conversion of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) to a renewable term life insurance policy. This policy is renewable every five years, regardless of health, and can be retained for life.
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