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Life

Regulations

FEGLI regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations

Title 5 — Administrative Personnel
Chapter I — Office of Personnel Management
Part 870 — Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program

and

Title 48 — Federal Acquisition Regulations System
Chapter 21 — Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance, Federal Acquisition Regulation
Part 2101 — 2152

Section

Format

870.101 Definitions

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870.102 The Policy

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870.103 Correction of Errors

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870.104 Incontestability

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870.105 Initial decision and Reconsideration

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870.201 Types of Insaurance

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870.202 Basic insurance amount (BIA)

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870.203 Pot-election BIA

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870.204 Annual rates of pay

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870.205 Amount of Optional insurance

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870.206 Accidental death and dismemberment

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870.301 Eligibility for life insurance

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870.302 Exclusions

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870.303 Eligibility of foster children under Option C

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870.401 Withholdings and contributions for Basic insurance.

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870.402 Withholdings for Optional insurance.

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870.403 Withholdings and contributions following a Living Benefit election.

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870.404 Withholdings and contributions provisions that apply to both Basic and Optional insurance.

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870.405 Direct premium payments.

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870.501 Basic insurance: Effective dates of automatic coverage.

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870.502 Basic insurance: Waiver/cancellation of insurance.

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870.503 Basic insurance: Canceling a waiver.

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870.504 Optional insurance: Election.

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870.505 Optional insurance: Waiver/cancellation of insurance.

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870.506 Optional insurance: Canceling a waiver.

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870.507 Open enrollment periods.

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870.508 Nonpay status.

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870.509 Transfers to international organizations.

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870.510 Continuation of eligibility for former Federal employees of the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

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870.601 Termination of Basic insurance.

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870.602 Termination of Optional insurance.

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870.603  Conversion of Basic and Optional insurance.

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870.701 Eligibility for life insurance.

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870.702 Amount of Basic insurance.

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870.703 Election of Basic insurance.

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870.704 Amount of Option A.

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870.705 Amount and election of Option B and Option C.

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870.706 Reinstatement of life insurance.

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870.707 Reemployed annuitants and compensationers.

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870.708 MRA-plus-10 annuitants.

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870.801 Order of precedence and payment of benefits.

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870.802 Designation of beneficiary.

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870.803 Child incapable of self-support.

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870.901 Assignments permitted.

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870.902 Making an assignment.

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870.903 Effective date of assignment.

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870.904 Amount of insurance.

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870.905 Withholdings.

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870.906 Cancellation of insurance.

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870.907 Termination and conversion.

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870.908 Annuitants and compensationers.

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870.909 Designations and changes of beneficiary.

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870.910 Notification of current addresses.

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870.1001 Purpose.

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870.1002 Definitions.

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870.1003 Coverage and amount of insurance.

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870.1004 Effective date of insurance.

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870.1005 Premiums.

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870.1006 Cancellation of insurance.

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870.1007 Termination and conversion.

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870.1008 Order of precedence and designation of beneficiary.

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870.1009 Responsibilities of the U.S. Department of State.

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870.1101 Eligibility for a Living Benefit.

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870.1102 Amount of a Living Benefit.

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870.1103 Election procedures.

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