Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-01
MOVE AFOOT TO
HAVE EVERY MAN
IN ARMY INSURED
Local Insurance Men Issue
Warning That Govt. Offer
Will Soon Be Withdrawn

A warning call was sent out to-
day by the Central Association OF
Life Underwriters to friends of SOL
diers who have not yet taken out the
Government insurance policies pro-
vided for men in the service. The
time is growing very short for many
of them, as all those who enlisted
before October 8 must apply for in
surance before February IL or lose
the opportunity for protection. The
local underwriters have no connec-
ton with the movement other than
a patriotic desire to draw the mat
ter to the attention of friends OF
soldiers and thus to the soldiers
themselves.
Slow to Respond
Albert A. Vert, president of the
Central Pennsylvania Association of
Life Underwriters, said in an inter-
view to-day that up to January 15
less than one-third of the men in the
Army and Navy had availed them
selves of the opportunity to secure
life insurance as provided under the
Government insurance plan. The in
surance against disability and death
is being furnished by the United
States Government to men and wom-
en- in both branches of the service
bound for the front, with it's attend
ing dangers of injury and death, at
lower rate than any life insurance
company could sell the same class OF
insurance in peace times. The in
surance can be obtained without
medical examination. The premiums
are payable monthly, quarterly OF
annually either direct by the insured
or some member of his family, OF
can be retained out of his pay. The
insurance under the Government
plan provides a regular monthly in
come for the insured, if disabled
while in the service, or a monthly
income for twenty years for the de-
pendent of the insured should he die
a natural death or be killed in the
performance of his duties.
Under the plan any person in the
service may provide in advance for
his pension is disabled, or for the
pension he would like his wife
mother, father, sister or brother to
receive should he die while the wal
lasts. He can arrange that pension
now and not wait for the good will
of Congress after the war is over
The insurance can now be obtained
on the term plan in amounts from
$1,000 to $4,000 and changed to a
more stable form of regular life in
surance with the Government In
surance Department, at low rates
within five years after the war.
Cheapest Insurance
Undoubtedly" said Mr.. Vert,
this is the cheapest life and disa-
bility insurance ever offered by any
company or government to citizens
engaged in war work. 1t is really
furnished below actual cost. The
small payment required is but evil
dence of the good faith of the in
sured. The extra mortality cost and
the entire expense of administration
will be borne by the Government.
THE members of the Central
Pennsylvania Association of Life I'M
derwriters are urging every man and
woman they know in the service to
take the limit of this insurance,
namely, $4,000; and we urge those
who are living in this community
and who are related in any way to
persons qualified to secure this insur-
ance to write them at once and ad-
wise them to apply Immediately. All
who enlisted before October 10, 1917,
must apply for this insurance on or
before February 12, 1918, or they
will never be able to secure it,"
Mail this copy of the Telegraph to
your soldier friend who is not yet
insured.