The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-01
HAVE YOU KEPT
YOUR INSURANCE


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Announcement is made by Director
r. G .Cholmeley-Jones Of the Bureau
Of War Risk Insurance that the in
surance division Of the bureau is vir-
tually at the end Of its period of con
gestion and consequent dissatisfaction
and vexatious delays, resulting from
the great volume Of work suddenly
thrown upon it by the rehabilitation
Of the armed forces during the past
year.
Former service men whose insur-
ance has lapsed or has been Cancelled
are encouraged to take advantage of
the very liberal provisions for rein
statement Of War Risk Insurance by
the payment of two monthly prem
iums with the application and sat
isfactory statement Of health. They
are assured that from now on, re-
eeipts for premiums will be sent them
within a few days from the date Of
the original receipt of the remittance.
Instead Of the form paragraphs and
unsatisfactory form letters which for
merly it was necessary to use to ans
wer the flood Of mail, they will be re-
piled to with real letters in insurance
cases which require detailed and spc-
cific answers.
The number of unposted premiums
in the bureau, which last October was
approximately $4,000 has just been
reduced TO an average of 10000 or
less than one days work.
Unanswered mail in the insurance
division shows a reduction Of apprcxi-
mately 90 percent from the daily bal
ance Of five months ago. Probably it
will be two or three weeks before Il
will be possible to answer all the let
tiers as quickly as it is now possible
TO neil out receipts for premiums, but
/ il is a matter Of only few weeks be-
fore the answering Of all ordinary in
quiries in reference to insurance mat
tiers within four days Of their receipt
/ in the bureau will be the regular prae-
tice.
While some difficulties due to fill
ure of service men to furnish serial
numbers and other necessary infor-
nation always will be inevitable, very
serious handicaps in the addressing
of the men have just been overcome.
Through a special appropriation made
by Congress, the bureau has been en-
abled TO put its entire liso Of former
service men on addressograph plates.
This prevents errors that previously
occurred through repeated copying
from the millions Of records with
typewriters.
Former service men desiring TO re-
instate War Risk Insurance which has
lapsed or been cancelled, or TO convert
their insurance in cases whore il is
now in force, should apply to any post
Of the American Legion, the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, or other organiza-
tons Of former service men, Army,
Navy, and Marine Corps recruiting
stations, State Insurance Commits
sioners, any home service station Of
the American Red Cross, Salvation
Army, Knights Of Columbus, Jewish
Welfare Board, Y. NJ. c. A., or TO
other fraternal or welfare organiza-
tons or agencies which are in a posi-
ton to furnish blanks and necessary
information. Or, if they prefer to do
so, they should write directly to the
Insurance Division, Bureau Of War
Risk Insurance, Washington, d. C., in
all cases furnishing the following six
points of information for the identi
fication of their cases in the records.
/. Full name Including first, middle
and last name) and complete address.
2. Rcnk, rating or grade at the time
Of original application for insurance.
3. Army or Navy organization at
rtime of original application for insur-
ance.
4. The number Of Insurance Certi-
fcate Of Government Life Insurance
Policy, if known.
5. Army serial number, II in the
Army.
G. Date Of discharge, If discharged.
Service men whose insurance has
lapsed or has been cancelled are re-
minded, however, that as long as they
are without insurance, they are with
out its protection. and, in their own
best interests. should apply for rein
statement Of their insurance without
delay