Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-26

/ buFdHcG unless his monthly prem uluS
are paid up to date on his old insur-
Qnce.
Advice to Soldiers.
The advice which is being sent out
from the bureau of war risk insurance
to the soldiers who have left the serv-
ice may be summarized thus:
Hold on to your war risk insurance.
Keep up your premium payments.
If you have permitted your insurance
to laps6-even If you have formally
Cancelled it-hasten to reinstate it un-
der the new and liberal provisions for
reinstatement.
/ Write for advice or information to
the Insurance Division, Bureau of
War Risk Insurance, Washington, D.
! O." Give your full name and your
address, your rank at the time of APP
plying for insurance; if in the army,
your army serial number the number
! of your insurance certificate. if known.
In sending check or money order for
your premium. make it payable to the
( "Treaeurer of the United States and
! mail II to premium Receipt Station,
/ pureau of War Risk Insurance, Wash
ington y. c."
Uncle sam provided every soldier,
] sailor and marine with a right to a
( policy for $4,000 If you can't keep
all of it, keep at least part of it. You
cen reduce il if you have to.
You can convert TO a government en-
dowment po'icy which will assure
financial comfort in later years.
All policies issued by the govern
ment contain a total disability clause,
making them payable at any time you
may become totally and permanently
disabled, regardless of your age.
A service man, after his return to
civil life, may engage in any occupa-
ton. no matter how hazardous, without
affecting his insurance.
No physical or medical examination
is necessary for the conversion of poll
cieS.
Your government insurance is pro
teeted from the claims of creditors.
Neither you nor your beneficiary
ever will have to pay a cent taxes to
the government on the proceeds of your
government Insurance.
You may pay your premiums by the
month, without having to pay anything
extra on account of additional expense
to the government of collecting month
ly premiums. Or, if you prefer, you
may pay quarterly, semi-annually or
annually The government pays all
the expenses of running the business.
You may have the whole month in
which to pay the premium for that
month If you fail to pay and your
policy lapses, you may get it back
through provisions for reinstatement.
Cash and Loan Values.
After one year the new government
/ = ,ries will have guaranteed cash and
/ Loan values, also pald-up insurance and
extended term insurance values. The
"cagh value" of a new government pol
! .cy is the amount the government gives
/ You If you choose to give up your in
surance. The "loan value" means that
you can borrow money on your policy
up to "a per cent of the cash value.
"Paid-up insurance and extended
term insurance values mean that in
the new policies, if you stop paying
4 premiums after one year, the govern
ment allows one of the following OPP
tons: % To remain insured for a
certain time without cost to you. (2)
To receive a policy for smaller
amount, which will be paid, no matter
when you die, and on which you will
not have to pay any more premiums.
One of the most valuable features of
a government insurance policy is that
1t provides for the disability of the
holder. as well as for his death When
for any reason YOU become totally and
permanently disabled. you not only do
not have to pay any more premiums
bu, the government pays you the fun
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