Servicemembers' & Veterans' Group Life Insurance
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VGLI Online Policy Access
Coverage and Features
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Insurance Coverage
- SGLI
- VGLI
- Family SGLI
- SGLI Traumatic Injury Protection
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Help for Survivors
Follow this link to access resources for the survivors of U.S. military personnel who died during active service to their country.
SGLI VGLI Highlights
- Some medical conditions may make it difficult or even impossible to obtain private insurance. If you have any of these conditions, you should consider purchasing VGLI. Follow this link to learn more about medical conditions that could make you uninsurable.
- VA has amended its regulations to add certain genitourinary injuries to the Schedule of Covered Losses under TSGLI. Follow this link to learn more about coverage for GU injuries.
- The law governing TSGLI ichanged effective October 1. Follow this link to find out if you may be eligible for a TSGLI payment. You may also view a video about how this change may impact you (or view text only version).
- Our Deployment FAQ page explains how deployment & demobilization affect SGLI
- Our Rumor Mill page dispels common myths & rumors about SGLI/VGLI Insurance
- Our VGLI Newsletters give updates on VGLI insurance issues
Increase in the no-health period for VGLI applicants
VA has amended its regulations to increase the period in which Veterans may apply for VGLI without providing evidence of good health from 120 days to 240 days.Losses to the Genitourinary System Now Covered by SGLI Traumatic Injury Protection
- VA has amended its regulations to add certain genitourinary injuries to the Schedule of Covered Losses under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program, or TSGLI.
Find out more about this TSGLI benefit
Public Law 111-275 Improves VA Insurance Programs
- Extends traumatic injury coverage to service members injured between Oct. 7, 2001 and November 30, 2005, regardless of where their injury occurred
- Allows Veterans’ Group Life Insurance insureds to purchase additional coverage on each 5-year anniversary of their coverage
- Increases VMLI coverage from $90,000 to $150,000 effective Oct. 1, 2011 and from $150,000 to $200,000 effective Jan. 1, 2012.