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veterans

 

Veterans Services

Life Insurance

There have been several different government veterans' life insurance programs since 1919:

 

PROGRAM

BEGIN DATE 

END DATE 

PREFIX

U.S. Government (USGLI) 

May 1919 

April 1951

K

National Service (NSLI)

Oct 1940

April 1951

V, H

Veterans Special (VSLI) 

Apr 1951 

Dec 1956

RS, W

Service Disabled (SDVI) 

Apr 1951

Still Open

RH

Veterans Reopened (VRI)

May 1965

May 1966 

J, JR, JS

Servicemen's Group (SGLI)

Sep 1965

Still Open

 

Veterans' Mortgage (VMLI)

Aug 1971

Still Open

 

Veterans' Group (VGLI)

Aug 1974

Still Open

 

 

For information about government life insurance, contact the VA Insurance Center in Philadelphia toll free at 1-800-669-8477.  To file a life insurance claim or to change a beneficiary, contact the County Veterans Service Office.

If the policy number is unknown, send the veteran's VA file number, date of birth, Social Security number, military serial number or military service branch and dates to:

Department of Veterans Affairs
Regional Office and Insurance Center
Box 8709
Philadelphia, PA 19101