Show 1 W i r. r j s War Risk Insurance J IN Y it has been conje conjectured that som some somes 3 s cause other than the expense has been rei responsible re re- i WJ for the immense decline in govern govern- l- l t t r t war risk insurance li 4 insurance was s without question the themo mo t t generous provision ever made for its def defenders de- de f riders fenders by any government and also the pro provisions provi- provi vi- vi sJ make it for s possible a conversion into per per- permanent manent insurance declared to be far below the cost P t f fixed ed by old line companies yet the den de- de cr a in n the number of government holders has beeh ee e enormous r ous J It It-is It i stated stated that of the war risk insurance e. e policies written for service Jt men en only or 15 per cent of the number written now are in force w while of the ii i i which 1 i i Ilie Ilief 1 f original I number of policies represented d only 5 0 or per percent cent remains in iii force Official reports state that of the original I number of policies issued were revoked 1251 10 were vere temi terminated by death or disability and ad were Ver converted into the permanent 4 form forni of life in insurance urance making the nu number ber of policies allowed to lapse something more than I In dollars the figures are Original amount I I canceled terminated by death or disability and ind now now being paid 1141 converted into perm per per- per perma permanent m ma manent ent insurance 00 allowed to lapse Possibly one of the chief causes s f for fr r this this this' decline de de- de dine cline in war war insurance is disclosed by the complaint com coin plaint of pf service men of the inefficiency of the war risk insurance bureau with seemingly inexcusable inex x- x delays in the acknowledgment of payments payments payments pay pay- ments answers to inquiries and in correspondence correspond correspond- ence generally Those who have a knowledge of the businesslike businesslike busi busi- methods of the old line insurance companies companies com com- might express express' s surprise that the fhe decrease in the government war warrn risk insurance was not even greater than is reported o t |