[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50382-50384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19475]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program; Premium

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is announcing changes 
in premium rates for certain Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance 
(FEGLI) categories. These include changes to premium rates for Employee 
Basic Insurance, Option A (most age bands), Option B (most age bands), 
Option C (most age bands), and Post-Retirement Basic Insurance. These 
rates will be effective the first pay period beginning on or after 
October 1, 2021.

DATES: These rates will be effective the first pay period beginning on 
or after October 1, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marthine Mason-Martin, [email protected], 
(202) 606-1413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces changes to FEGLI 
Employee Basic, Option A (most age bands), Option B (most age bands), 
Option C (most age bands), and Post-Retirement Basic Insurance.
    FEGLI premium rates are assessed based on Program experience in 
accordance with FEGLI statutes at 8711(b), 8714a(e), 8714b(e), and 
8714c(e), and OPM's Annual FEGLI Rate Review Process. The premium rates 
in the FEGLI program represent estimates of premium income necessary to 
pay future expected benefits costs. The rates for all coverage 
categories are specific to the experience of the FEGLI group and are 
not based on mortality rates within the general population. Actuarial 
analysis of changing mortality rates makes periodic premium adjustments 
necessary.
    OPM has completed a study of funding and claims experience within 
the FEGLI Program. Based on this updated actuarial analysis of actual 
claims experience, OPM has determined that changes are required to 
Employee Basic, Option A, Option B, Option C and Post-Retirement Basic 
Insurance premiums. These changes reflect

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updated mortality and claims rates from actual program experience 
within each FEGLI category. The legislative structure of the FEGLI 
Program assumes that we set premium rates for each age band 
independently of the other bands so that each age band is financially 
self-supporting.
    We will issue guidance to all agencies for the purpose of 
counseling employees and we will notify affected annuitants directly 
via OPM's Office of Retirement Services. The FEGLI premium rates will 
be maintained on the FEGLI website https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/life-insurance/.
    The new FEGLI premium rates for Basic, Option A, Option B, Option C 
and the Post-Retirement Basic Option are as follows:

           Employee Basic Insurance (per $1,000 of Insurance)
 [The premiums for compensationers who are paid every four weeks are two
                      times the biweekly premium.]
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                                             Bi-weekly        Monthly
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Employee................................         $0.1600         $0.3467
Government..............................          0.0800          0.1733
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    Total...............................          0.2400          0.5200
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                   Option A (for $10,000 of Insurance)
 [The premiums for compensationers who are paid every four weeks are two
                      times the biweekly premium.]
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                Age band                     Bi-weekly        Monthly
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<35.....................................           $0.20           $0.43
35-39...................................            0.20            0.43
40-44...................................            0.30            0.65
45-49...................................            0.60            1.30
50-54...................................            1.00            2.17
55-59...................................            1.80            3.90
60+.....................................            6.00           13.00
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                   Option B (per $1,000 of Insurance)
 [The premiums for compensationers who are paid every four weeks are two
                      times the biweekly premium.]
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                Age band                     Bi-weekly        Monthly
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<35.....................................           $0.02          $0.043
35-39...................................            0.02           0.043
40-44...................................            0.03           0.065
45-49...................................            0.06           0.130
50-54...................................            0.10           0.217
55-59...................................            0.18           0.390
60-64...................................            0.40           0.867
65-69...................................            0.48           1.040
70-74...................................            0.86           1.863
75-79...................................            1.80           3.900
80+.....................................            2.88           6.240
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                  Option C (per Multiple of Insurance)
 [The premiums for compensationers who are paid every four weeks are two
                      times the biweekly premium.]
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                Age band                     Bi-weekly        Monthly
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<35.....................................           $0.20           $0.43
35-39...................................            0.24            0.52
40-44...................................            0.37            0.80
45-49...................................            0.53            1.15
50-54...................................            0.83            1.80
55-59...................................            1.33            2.88
60-64...................................            2.43            5.27
65-69...................................            2.83            6.13
70-74...................................            3.83            8.30
75-79...................................            5.76           12.48
80+.....................................            7.80           16.90
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             Post-Retirement Basic Insurance for Annuitants
                 [Monthly rate per $1,000 of insurance]
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                                           Before age 65   After age 65
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75% Reduction...........................         $0.3467         No cost
50% Reduction...........................          1.0967           $0.75
No Reduction............................          2.5967            2.25
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           Post-Retirement Basic Insurance for Compensationers
         [Withholding every four weeks per $1,000 of insurance.]
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                                           Before age 65   After age 65
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75% Reduction...........................           $0.32         No cost
50% Reduction...........................            1.01           $0.69
No Reduction............................            2.39            2.07
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    These rates will be effective the first pay period beginning on or 
after October 1, 2021. U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Stephen Hickman,
Deputy Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19475 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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