CARs help Airmen get insurance funds Published Dec. 6, 2005 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Casualty assistance representatives have a vital role in ensuring injured Airmen get the insurance funds to which they are entitled. Their job is to help potentially eligible members with Traumatic Injury Protection Insurance applications in coordination with the base military treatment facility. The insurance coverage is a tax free lump sum payment ranging from $25,000 to $100,000, depending on the extent of the injury. Members insured under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance policy are automatically covered at an increase in their premiums of only $1 per month. The coverage also includes a retroactive provision for Airmen who suffered a qualifying loss as a direct result of injuries incurred in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom from Oct. 7, 2001 through Nov. 30, 2005. Enrollment in SGLI is not a requirement to receive the retroactive TSGLI benefits. Casualty services personnel from the Air Force Personnel Center here are identifying and contacting Airmen who might be eligible for retroactive TSGLI to provide guidance and assistance. "The intent of TSGLI is to provide qualifying injured Airmen with an immediate source of income," said Tom Perry, chief of the casualty matters division at the Air Force Personnel Center here. "Our casualty assistance representatives will play an active role in counseling eligible Airmen and assisting them with the certification process." Certification forms for TSGLI benefits are available at base military personnel flights and should be submitted at the earliest opportunity. For more information on the TSGLI benefit, contact a base casualty assistance representative. Airmen with questions regarding eligibility or processing requirements for retroactive TSGLI benefits may also contact their base CAR or call the personnel center’s casualty services branch at DSN 665-3505 or (800) 433-0048.