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Washington War Risk Bureau hits $16B in life insurance for soldiers
Washington report shows the War Risk Insurance Bureau has written over 16 billion dollars in life insurance for more than 1.8 million soldiers and sailors. A clerical force of about 4,300 handles applications, checks, allowances, and compensation claims, with daily insurance in the range of 60 to 100 million dollars. The bureau notes many dependents, exemptions, and wife cases, including investigations into 33 exemptions where 31 wives were located within two weeks. A pending bill seeks automatic insurance payable to mothers and fathers, with broader provisions for next of kin.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Congress
Thomas B. Love
Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau
Seilors
United States
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Nesbit
House Committee
Cowle
Navy
Navy Department