The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-02-12
Special Ruling on Reinstatement OF
War Risk Insurance.

Under a new and very liberal rul-
ing of far reaching Importance to
by Director r. G. Cholmefey-Jones
by Director R. G. Cholmeley-ones
of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
with the approval of Secretary of the
Treasury Carter Glass, War Risk
(term) Insurance, regardless of how
long it may have been lapsed or can
celled, and regardless OF how long the
former service man have been dis
charged, may be reinstated any time
before July /, 1920.
The only conditions are:
Cd Two monthly premiums on
the amount of insurance to be rein
stated must accompany the applica-
ton.
(2) The applicant must be in as
good health as at the date Of dis
charge, or at the expiration Of the
grace period, whichever is the later
date, and so state in the application.
The new ruling is the most i'm
portant liberalization of War Risk In
suIance since the passage OF the
Sweet bill, and is designed for the
special benefit of service men who
failed TO reinstate their insurance
prior to the new law, and who have
been discharged more than 1S
months.
EX-service men may still reinstate
that lapsed term insurance at any
time within Is months following the
month of discharge by complying
with the same conditions, within
three months following one month
of discharge reinstatement may be
made by simply remitting two months
premiums without formal applica-
tion or statement as to health.
Reinstatement nav also be made
after IS months following discharge.
as follows: If the insurance has not
been lapsed longer than three
by complying with the conditions out
lined in (1) and (2) above. From
the fourth to the eleventh month, in
elusive, after lapse, by complying
with the same conditions and in ad-
dition 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 Cholmeley-Jones desires to EN-
phasize the fact that War Risk (term)
Insurance or L. S. Government (COn-
iverted) Life Insurance may now be
made payable TO any of the following
new and enlarged group of benefit
carries.
Life Insurance. now or at any time
within five years after the fOrmal
termination.
Parent. grandparent, step-parent,
wife Tor husband). child, step child,
adopted child brother, sister. half
/ brother. half sister. brother through
adoption, sister Trough adoption.
stepbrother. stepsister, parent thro'
adoption, uncle, aunt, nephew ,neice.
brother in law, sister in Law, persons
who have stood in the relation Of
parent 10 the insured for period OF
one year or more prior to his enlist
iment or induction, or the child or
children of such persons; parent,
grandparent, step parent, or parent
through adoption of the insured's
wife tor husband.)
War Risk term) Insurance may
be converted into United States Gov
ernment Life Insurance, now or at
any time within years after the for
nal termination of the war by pro-
clamatiOn of the president.
United States Government (cou-
verted) Life Insurance, including
Ordinary life. twenty payment life.
thirty payment life. twenty year en-
dowment, thirty year endowment,
and endowment at age of 62, may HOW
be paid i'm lump sum at death. IL
such method of payment is designat-
ed by the insured