The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-07-17
Congressman Randall Points
Out To Service Men the Adj
vantage OF Keeping Gov
eminent Insurance.
DON'T PUT IT OFF"
Congressman Urges Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines To Keep Insurance In
Force Points Advantages Over AL
Other Insurance Policies.

Characterizing the War Risk In
surance law as the most generous
ipiece of legislation ever written on the
statute books of a grateful nation, =
Congressman Clifford E. Randall has
lsent from Washington an appeal TO the
VETERANS Of the World War who live
| IL this congressional district to bear in
mind that the War Risk Insurance law
was enacted for their benefit and to
keep mp their policies wherever it was
at all possible
He has sent the following appeal to
soldiers, sailors and marines urging
! them to retain their insurance policies:
AS only those who have served in
active duty during the recent emer-
gency are entitled to hold War Risk
Insurance. feel it is to your own
best interests to-:
/. Hold on to your Government In
surance!
/ 2. Keep up your premium payments!
8. Don't Fall Behind9
4. Or, if you have permitted your
insurance to lapse, or even if yon have
formally cancelled it, to hasten to re-
instate it under the new and liberal
provisions for reinstatement
The important thing now IS for you
to keep your war time insurance. You
can convert it into other forms of
Government Insurance at your conven
fence within five years, but it is neces-
sary that you have your war time in
surance in force at the time you make
duplication for one of the neW forms
of insurance The only way you can
do this is by keeping up your premium
payments, which are much lower than
the rates charged for the most nearly
similar policies. by private companies,
which are unable to /offer the special
advantages which the Government has
loffered you.
1t is your plain duty, not only to
yourself, but to your loved ones
both those you have now, and those
you may have in the future-to keep
all of your insurance if possible.
IF you can't keep all Of it, keep at
least part Of it. You can reduce it
jif you have to.
Even if you are without dependents
your government policy is just as val
liable to you You can convert to a
EGovernment endowment policy which
will assure financial comfort in later
years. The six forms of permanent in
surance offered by the Government are:
/. Ordinary Life.
2. Twenty Payment Life.
8. Thirty-P Payment Life.
S. Thirty Year Endowment, and
6. Endowment Maturing at the age
of sixty-two.
It is important to you to know that
all policies issued by the Government
contain total disability clause, MAX
ing them payable at any time you may
become totally and permanently disabl.
led, regardless of your age.
Another advantage Of Government
ipolicies is that a service man, after his
return to civil life, may engage in any
Occupation, no matter how hazardous,
including military service, or may ira
vel anywhere, without affecting his in
surance, provided he keeps his pre-
miums paid
| No physical or medical examination
lis necessary for the conversion OF
policies. Physical examination would
be necessary before you could obtain
insurance from any other source.
IF your term insurance wartime IN
surance) has lapsed, plead with you
to pay up back premiums and make APP
iplication for reinstatement at once.
Don t put it off.
| Remember that the poorhouses and
lsimilar institutions are full Of people
who 2 took chance by going with
Iout insurance.
/ Death and disability come to the
most hale and hearty without warning
They strike down men when insurance
lis impossible when it is too latel
/ Never forget that one of the most
valuable features of a government in
Isurance policy is that it provides for
Ithes disability of the holder as well.
Premiums should be paid by check,
draft, or money order payable to the
Treasurer Of the United States, and
sent to the Premium Receipt Section,
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Wash
lington, D. G.
The Bureau Of War Risk Insurance
urges all discharged service men, when
lever they write to the Bureau Of War
Risk Insurance to be sure to furnish
the following information:
/. Full name (including first, middle,
and last nancy and complete address.
Rank at the time of applying for in
Isurance.