Premiums for life insurance for troops and veterans will decrease effective July 1. (iStock/Getty Images) Service members, family members and veterans will see their costs for life insurance decrease ...

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) regulations in order to provide that, if a stillborn child is otherwise eligible to ...

This rule also amends the last sentence of 38 CFR 9.2 (b) (2) to clarify that a servicemember insured under the SGLI disability extension has 1 year following "termination of SGLI coverage" to apply ...

Correction (Feb. 19, 2005): This article contained incorrect information about Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. DIC is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and is paid to eligible ...

When I was a teenager, a friend of mine lost his father in a tragic accident. Not much later, his family had to move to make ends meet financially, and chaos ensued. Unfortunately, his dad's death was ...

WASHINGTON — Starting this month, servicemembers will receive cash payouts for traumatic injuries in the line of duty as part of a new insurance program. For $1 a month, all troops will be ...