State Sponsored Life Insurance (SSLI)

State Sponsored Life Insurance is a program that provides group term life insurance exclusively for National Guard members and their dependents. The program is derived from United States Public Law 93-289, May 24, 1974, enacted “to encourage persons to join and remain in the National Guard.”

The program features include:

$1,000 no cost life insurance coverage on all active Soldiers and Airmen
$10,000 to $260,000 additional coverage available for Soldiers and Airmen
$5,000 to $155,000 available for spouses
$5,000 to $35,000 available for children
Coverage continues until age 70
Provides an emergency death benefit up to $25,000 within 24 hours
Benefits remain the same and monthly costs do not change when you retire or separate from the National Guard
No war, aviation, or terrorism clauses
Protection is 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and on or off duty
Monthly premiums are payroll deducted for your convenience
$40,000 scholarship fund available to a dependent when military member is insured for $100,000 of qualifying coverage and dies in a combat zone or due to an act of terrorism

State Sponsored Life Insurance (SSLI)

The program features include:

Contact the National SSLI Office at (800) 462-7441 or at info@ssli.org for more information.