Anonymous
03/19/2025 15:15
Subject: Different funeral home policies on OPM life insurance access. Which is correct? What did you experience?
Different situation, not OPM, but we had to pay the funeral costs upfront and get life insurance reimbursement after. LI would need the death certificate which comes after the funeral.
Anonymous
03/19/2025 15:11
Subject: Different funeral home policies on OPM life insurance access. Which is correct? What did you experience?
Have you looked at the info here?
https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/life-insurance/death-claims/#url=page%3D196
https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/life-insurance/death-claims/#url=page%3D196
Anonymous
03/19/2025 14:33
Subject: Different funeral home policies on OPM life insurance access. Which is correct? What did you experience?
Yeah you are going to have to pay for the disposal of the body up front. Cremation is usually cheapest. You will probably not get any money back.
Anonymous
03/19/2025 13:45
Subject: Different funeral home policies on OPM life insurance access. Which is correct? What did you experience?
We are a few days into hospice. I have called locally in the DC area and received a variety of different responses.
My parent worked for the government and has life insurance from that job. OPM has to be contacted.
Funeral Home 1 says they file a FOIA act request and obtain the needed information
Funeral Home 2 says they go thru Family Funeral Funding Group
Funeral Home 3 says family must contact OPM, they usually reimburse after the family pays out of pocket
What is normal? What did you have to do?
My parent worked for the government and has life insurance from that job. OPM has to be contacted.
Funeral Home 1 says they file a FOIA act request and obtain the needed information
Funeral Home 2 says they go thru Family Funeral Funding Group
Funeral Home 3 says family must contact OPM, they usually reimburse after the family pays out of pocket
What is normal? What did you have to do?