Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-24
URGE men TO RETAIN
Their INSURANCE

The Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
which has carried on the grea. task
/ of insuriug the soldiers of the American
army. has issued a circular in which it
/ urges the men to continue their insur-
ance.
AS a question OF common sense. it tells
| the soldier why il is to his advantage
| to keep up his insurance with the gov
eminent after his discharge at the spe-
cial low rate which the government is
Offering.
The insurance which the government
! offered the men upon their entrance into
the army can be conveniently continued
when the soldier returns to civil life.
( To Keep it up all that is required is that
the payments be continued, and these
should be paved monthly.
The payments may b. made by a check
or postoffice money order made payable
/ to the treasurer of the United States
and mailed direct to the Bureau OF war
RISK Insurance, Washington, =. {. 1t
also may be deducted from the pay or
deposit, or any way the insured may
choose.
In case the premiums have not baen
paid on time, and more than thirty-one
days have elapsed, but within six months
after the lapse. the insured may apply
I for reinstatement But the application
must also be accompanied by certificate
which would show that he is of sound
! health and must be signed by two repu-
| table physicians.
A check or money order covering all
accompany
| the application. Upon being discharged.
/ the applicant can have the amount of
| his insurance decreased by notifying the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
Those who applied for insurance prior
| 10 July l, 1918, will continue to pay the
present premium rate until July l. 1919,
and annually thereafter for q period of
| I've Years the rate win change to the rate
Tor the age one year higher according
| TO the premium scheduled rat, eThose
Who took out insurance after July l,
/ 1918, will not change the present pre-
mium UNI July /, 1920
Government insurance other than term
insurance may be obtained. The pres
ent form OF insurance may be continued
! Tor period Of five years and during that
time it may be changed into standard
fered by the government and which will
possess the usual features of private in
surance policies.
Government insurance viii cost less
than private insurance, for the United
States government operates on a less ex-
pensive scale, and is therefore able TO
oler IT. sinsurance at 80 per cent less
than private companies,
Upon being discharged, the soldier
should keep up the war risk Insurance,
for dropping 1t viii mean that he loses
the valuable right of changing it into
The standard forms of insurance.
Under the war risk insurance, a soI-
dter is entitled to compensation for per-
Sonal injuries suffered in line Of duty.
surgeons certificate of disability viii
enable the discharged soldier TO obtain
this compensation during the time his in
lurieS or disease contracted in line OF
duty prevent him from returning to for
mer trade or some other gainful occu-
patton
Papers applying for this compensation
must be filed prior to the insured mans
discharge, or one yeCr following. The
applicant must have certificate OF ply
steal examination showing he received
a hpf he