Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-05-18
NEW REGULATION OF WAR
INSURANCE AFFECTS MEN

Notice of the enactment oil a new
government regulation effecting eX-
service men drawing compensation
nay from the government has been
received by G. E. Simpson, command
er of the local post of the American
Legion, from the Bureau OF War RisK
Insurance. The new ruling will be
of great help TO tnUse In Keeping
their insurance premiums paid up.
Twelve members OF the Ashland post
of the American Legion are effected
by the regulation, four men are now
drawing compensation and eight have
made application.
The following is a substance Of
the regulation just received;
/. When an insured has compen-
sation sufficient in amount due and
payable, he may authorize the de-
duction therefrom of premiums on
his Yearly Renewable Term or Gov
ernment Life Insurance and may au-
.horize the deduction of any sums
necessary to accomplish the rein
statement or reinstatement and con
version. The authorization OF de-
duction must be made by an appli-
cation in writing signed by the in
sured. Whenever practicable such
application shall be made on forms
furnished by the Bureau. Such au-
thorization shall be effective the first
day of the month next following its
receipt in the Bureau at its office in
Washington, d. g. unless the insur-
ed shall elect to have It become ef-
fectiye the first day of succeeding
month.
2. When deduction is authorized
by the insured in accordance with
the provisions of Paragraph here
of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
shall, beginning on the effective
date of such authorization and con-
tinuing during the period covered
thereby. unless such authorization
is sooner cancelled or otherwise ter
minated, deduct from the compensa-
tlon due and payable to the insured
from time to time on the first day
OF each month the amount necessary
to pay the premium for the current
month; and is so authorized to be
deducted the premium will be treat
ed as paid for the purpose only Of
preventing the lapse of the insurance
although such deduction is not in
fact made, il upon the due date
there is due and payable to the in
sured an amount of compensation
sufficient to provide premiums
shall be deducted from any the
payment. Any such unpaid amount
OF current compensation that may
become due to the insured in excess
OF the current premium Tor which
deduction has been authorized.
3. II the compensation payable
to the insured is apportioned under
the regulations Of the bureau now In
effect or hereafter issued, the de-
duction authorized by the insured
shall be made from that portion
awarded to the insured under such
regulations.
4. Deduction OF premiums from
compensation shall cease II the COM
pensation payable to the insured be
comes insufficient to provide the
premiums or If the payment of COM
pensation is suspended or discon-
tinued; and deduction OF premiums
shall not thereafter be resumed
Without raw authorization execu-
ted IN accordance with the provi-
slons OF paragraph 1 above. Notice
of the cessation OF deduction Of
premiums shall be given by the
bureau to the insured, but the fail
ure of the insured to receive such
notice. If given. shall not prevent the
lapse OF the insurance unless the
premiums are otherwise paid.