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What is a conversion policy? Who is eligible to convert their FEGLI life insurance benefit?

A conversion policy is an individual (non-group) life insurance policy that you are entitled to when your group life insurance ends, unless it ended because you voluntarily cancelled it.

If you have assigned your insurance, the assignee(s), rather than you, is (are) entitled to convert your Basic, Option A, and Option B coverage. You may still convert your Option C coverage.

Under the conversion privilege, you may convert all or any part of your Basic and Optional insurance to an individual policy. No medical examination is required.

The individual policy will be a cash-value type of life insurance policy. This means it will build cash value that you can borrow against. You cannot convert to term insurance.

For more information about conversion, see the FEGLI Handbook.

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