The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-11-01
Army and Navy Insurance Law

insurance OF the Bureau OF War
Risk Insurance has been organized
as a part of the Treasury Depart.
ment and is in active operation. a
number of policies on the lives of
soldiers have already been issued,
aggregating nearly $25,000,OOO ia
insurance. The benefits of the law
are available to all of the men,
bers of the United States Army
Navy and Nurses Corps.
A short summary of some of the
main features of the law follows:
Premiums for a $4,000 policy
begin with $500 per month at
ages ID, Is, and IL; increase to
$6.4O per month for the ages Is, -
and 20; to $3.50 per month for tn.
ages q, q and %; 1910 per month
fer the ages of "a and %; 1910
per month for the ages Of 26 and
y; to $3.50 per month for the age
IS; to $500 per month for the
ages of 90 and 30; to 81 per month
for the age of 81, with progressive
increases for ages above those Civ
EN-. The minimum amount of in
surance that may be taken out is
81 1000.
The compulsory allotment to Il
wife or children, which is separate
from the insurance, shall not be less
than $l3 a month, and shall not ex-
coed onc-half of a mans pay. A
voluntary allotment, subject to re.
gulations, may be as large as the in
snred desires, within the limits of
Ills pay.
In addition, the Government will
pay monthly allowances as follows ::
Class A. In the case of man 10
wife (including former wife di,
vorced) and to his child or child
rem:
(a) If there be wife but No
child, SIS.
CO. If there be a wife and one
child, $25.
(c) If there be a wife and two
children, $3.50 with IS per month
additional for each additional
child.
(d If there be no wife but one
child, SIS.
(e) II there be no wife but two
children, $3.50.
(f) Ii there be no wife but
three children. 500.
go Ii there be no wife but fou:.
children, $50, with s. per month
additional for each additional
child.
Class b. In the case of man or
woman, to a grandchild, IA parent.
brother or sister.
(a) If there be one parent. $40.
90 If there be two parents. 500,
(cl For each grandchid, broth
or, sister, and additional parent, So
In the case Of woman. to a child
or children:
(d) If there be one child. 81.
(e) If there be two children.
$3.50.
CD If there three children, 500.
e. If there be four children,
$50, with s. per month additional
for each additional child.
If the man makes an allotment
to certain other dependent relatives
the Government will also pay them
an allowance which may equal the
allotment, but this shall not be-
more than the difference between
$50 and the allowance paid to the
wife and children.
The increased compensation in
case of death runs from a minimum
of 500 monthly to a motherless
child. or $25 monthly to a child
less widow, to maximum of $75
monthly to widow and several
children. The widowed mother
participate in the compensation.
In case of total disability the
monthly compensation runs from a
minimum of $50, if the injured
man has neither wife nor child
living, to Il maximum of $75 if he
has wife and three or more child
rem living, with $40 a month extra
ii he has widowed mother dcpcn.
dent upon him.
The maximum is enlarged still
further. for whcr. the disabled mar
constantly requires a nurse or at
tendant 500 monthly may be added.
If the disability is due to the loss
of both feet. both hands. or total
blindness of both eyes, or if he is
helpless or pcrmantely bcdridden.
$500 monthly is granted.
The law contemplates future leg
islation for reeducation and VOC
atlonal training for the disabled.
1t gives them full pay and their
families the same allowance as for
the last month of actual service
during the term freeducation.