The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-02-18
Law Provides
Well for Soldiers
NEW RULING VERY LIBERAL;
MAKES REINSTATEMENT
POSSIBLE UP TO. JULY 1
BENEFITS INCREASED
DISABILITY CONVERSATIONS
SHOW MARKED INCREASE
OVER FORMER RULING

v
ing of far-reaching Importance to
millions of former service men, is
sued by Director R. G.. Chelmeley-
Jones Of the Bureau of War Risk In
surance with the approval of Secre-
tary of the Treasury Carter Glass,
War Risk (term) Insurance, regard
less of how long it may have been
sstsed or cancelled, and regardless of
long the former service man may
xe been discharged, may be rein
lated any time before July l, 1920.
The only conditions are:
"a Two monthly premiums on the
amount of insurance to be reinstated
(2) The applicant must be In as
charge, or at the expiration of the
date, and so state in the application.
portant liberalization of War Risk
Sweet bill, and is designed for the
failed to reinstate their insurance
prior to the new law, and who have
been discharged more than 18 months.
Ex-service men may still reinstate
their lapsed term insurance at any
time within 18 months following the
month of discharge by complying
with the same conditions. Within
three months following the month OF
discharge reinstatement may be made
by simply renting two months pre-
3miums without formal application
sor statement as to health.
I Reinsta tement may also be made
after 18 months following discharge.
as follows: If the insurance has not
Nen lapsed longer than three months,
complying with the conditions
lined in a. and (2) above. From
fourth to the eleventh month, in
.sive, after lapse, by complying
18th the same conditions, and in adj
ltion submitting formal report OF
examination made by reputable
physician substantiating the state
ment of health to the satisfaction of
the Director of the Bureau.
In announcing the new ruling, Di-
rector Chelmeley-Jo desires to en-
phasize the fact that War Risk (term)
Insurance or u. S. Government icon
verted) Life Insurance may now be
made payable to any of the follow.
ing new and enlarged group of bene
fciaries:
Parent, grandparent, step parent
wife Tor husband), child, step-child
adopted child, grandchiId, brother
sister, half-brother, half-sister, broth
er through adoption, sister through
adoption, stepbrother, stepsister, par
.ent through adoption, uncle, aunt
,phew, niece, brother in law, sister
asaw: persons who have stood il
i ae relation of parent to the in
-Ilsured for a period of one year o
more prior to his enlistment or in
duction, or the child or children o
such persons; parent, grandparent
step parent, or parent through adop
ton of the insured's wife Tor hus
bandl.
War Risk (term) Insurance ma
be converted into United States Gov
ernment Life Insurance, now or a
any time within five years after tn
formal termination of the war b
proclamation of the President.
United States Government (cor
verted) Life Insurance, including On
binary Life, Twenty Payment Lif,
Thirty Payment Life, Twenty Yea
Endowment, Thirty Year Endowmen
and Endowment at age 62, may no
be paid in lump sum at death.
such method of payment is designate
by the insured.
Benefit Compensation.
Under the new Amendment to tf
War Risk Insurance Act, which hs
been passed by Congress and whic
$ became a law on December "a, 191
when it was signed by the Presiden
war term insurance or United STATE
Government life (converted) insu
ance policies may be made payab
rs, to any of the followini list of ben
4s.srles:
Parent, grandparent, stepparen
parent through adoption, wife or hu
adopted child, brother, sister, hal
brother. half-sister. brother throuf
adoption, sister through adoptio
u stepbrother, stepsister,. uncle, aur
nephew, niece, brother-in-law, siste
ir-law, person who has stood
the relation of parent to the
sured for period OF one year
i more prior to the insured's enlis
ment or induction, the children
q, such person; parent, grandpare1
tzSGEppdT01t OF pdiSlI tAiVaEh eaoN
tion of the insured's wife or husbal
. United States Government l
(converted) insurance may now
paid at death in lump sum or
installments for SO months or mo
at the option of the insured.
The rate of compensation for d
ability has been greatly increased.
comparison between the amounts +
merly granted under the War 4
Insurance Act with those provided
the new law follows:
Temporary Total w. K. |. 4
- Disability Act Amene
neither wife nor
lid ........................$30
leh wife and no child 45
tith wife and one
child ......................... So
With wife and two S.