Show INSURANCE RATE OF M. M W. W V. V A. A GOES GOES' UP 50 PER CENT Increase Is Made Necessary hy ly Influenzas Influenza's Effect on Reserve Chicago March 26 More 6 More ore than 1000 members rs of ot the lie Modern Woodmen ot of America the largest Jars fraternal In Insurance In- In organization In the coun- coun had their rates Increased to toda today today to- to da day to meet the abnormal death los losses es esre re resulting from front the Influenza epidemic which caused a reduction I In the beneficiary ben bon fund of or the order from I 12 to On the present m membership the in increase increase in- in n. n crease is a flat fiat advance ance of or 50 per cent and and n nil all l n new w members jo joining h hereafter reatter will have to pa pay materially j Increased creased f fats fates t s r I av Ev this Increase is s sata sald to W be be not hot hota nota ot ota a strictly actuarial arial ad adequate quate rate but out it was sas us liS far as the membership could be bo induced to go 0 at this time The action was taken toda today at a special cial meeting of ot the the- head camp of or the order after aCter three days days' stormy debate For several se years cars It Is iR said the deaths have hare averaged about more than the assessments as the o or organization o s operated under very er low rates Since last October the tho deaths have havo averaged a month moro more than receipts Ta tables of or rates were adopted at today's session one for new members and the lie other for or the present membership member member- ship The table for fr new members Is ts ba based ed upon the experience of ot the Modern Modera Modern Mod Mod- ern era Woodmen of or America is and materially mate mate- lower than tho the national fraternal fraternal frater frater- nal congress cons table of ot rates This will meet tho the requirements or o of th the adequate rate laws Jaws of or the various stat states s. s They arc are the increased rates adoPted b by the head camp which met In Chicago In 1312 but which were repudiated d later b by the membership which secured in injun injunctions in- in jun junctions junction Uon in a num number er o of ot states pre pro venting their collection The Thc table for Cur r the present members Increases the present rates 50 o per percent cent tnt beginning with 70 iG cents per 1000 of or Insurance Ins at ages age K Ii to IS 8 and Increasing ing by per PCr cent steps until Ji 10 30 is reached at the age of or 38 38 above abon which the rate is Js stationary |