Insurance. World War Veterans' Legislation. Hearings ... on H.R. 8333 |
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actuarial ain MILLER amended American Legion amount apply attorney beneficiary bill bureau Captain MILLER cent Chairman claim claimant clause committee compensation Comptroller Congress CONNERY contract converted insurance cost course court death director district endowment policy ex-service fact fees filed going Government insurance Government life insurance Government policy HAMMITT HINES insurable risk insurance companies insurance fund interest JEFFERS KIRBY lapsed legislation liability life-insurance MACFARLANE MACLEAN Maher matter ment months mortality MURPHY neral paid payable payment period PERKINS permanent disability permanent total disability permanently and totally permitted person policyholders POSEY premium question RANDOLPH PERKINS reason regular companies regulations reinstatement and conversion renewable term insurance risk insurance Schwalby Silberschein SMITH statement statute of limitations subcommittee suits surance thing tion totally and permanently trust United States Government VINCENT war risk war-risk insurance World War veterans yearly renewable term
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Page 17 - That the United States shall bear the expenses of administration and the excess mortality and disability cost resulting from the hazards of war. The premium rates shall be the net rates based upon the American Experience Table of Mortality and interest at three and one-half per centum per annum.
Page 2 - Subject to regulations, the insured shall at all times have the right to change the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such insurance without the consent of such beneficiary or beneficiaries, but only within the classes herein provided.
Page 175 - That in the event of disagreement as to a claim under the contract of insurance between the bureau and any beneficiary or beneficiaries thereunder, an action on the claim may be brought against the United States in the district court of the United States in and for the district in which such beneficiaries or any one of them resides.
Page 174 - SEC. 401. That such insurance must be applied for within one hundred and twenty days after enlistment or after entrance into or employment in the active service and before discharge or resignation, except that those persons who are in the active war service at the time of the publication of the terms and conditions of such contract of insurance may apply at any time within one hundred and twenty days thereafter and while in such service.
Page 112 - In the event of disagreement as to claim, including claim for refund of premiums, under a contract of insurance between the bureau and any person or persons claiming thereunder an action on the claim may be brought against the United States either in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia or in the district court of the United States in and for the district in which such persons or any one of them resides, and jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon such courts to hear and determine all such...
Page 198 - If the Government of the United States shall put in issue the right of the plaintiff to recover, the court may, in its discretion, allow costs to the prevailing party from the time of joining such issue. Such costs, however, shall include only what if actually incurred for witnesses, and for summoning the same, and fees paid to the clerk of the court.
Page 202 - The director, subject to the general direction of the President, shall administer, execute, and enforce the provisions of this act, and for that purpose...
Page 2 - The bureau may make provision in the contract for converted insurance for optional settlements, to be selected by the insured whereby such insurance may be made payable either in one sum or in installments for thirty-six months or more. The...
Page 1 - Regulations shall provide for the right to convert into ordinary life, twenty-payment life, endowment maturing at age sixty-two and into other usual forms of insurance...
Page 3 - In the event that all provisions of the rules and regulations other than the requirements as to the physical condition of the applicant for insurance have been complied with an application for reinstatement, in whole or in part, of lapsed...