War Risk Insurance Act

TheWar Risk Insurance Actwas a piece of legislation passed by theUnited States Congressin 1914 to ensure the availability ofwar risk insurancefor shipping vessels and individuals duringWorld War I.It established a Bureau of War Risk Insurance within theTreasury Departmentto provide insurance policies and pay claims. In 1917, theWar Risk Insurance Act of 1917amended the insurance program to makelife insurancecoverage available to sailors in theUnited States Merchant Marine.

Richard Gilder Cholmeley-Jones, Director of the War Risk Bureau, eating lunch at his desk

Henry D. Lindsleyserved as director from December 1918 to August 1920. He was followed by R. A. Cholmeley-Jones.

1914 Act and Associated U.S. Congressional Amendments

Chronologicallegislationrelative to the 1914 public law and legislative revisions as pertaining to the War Risk Insurance Act.

Date of Enactment	Public Law Number	U.S. Statute Citation	U.S. Legislative Bill	U.S. Presidential Administration
September 2, 1914	P.L. 63-193	38Stat.711	S. 6357	Woodrow Wilson
August 11, 1916	P.L. 64-209	39Stat.514	H.R. 13224	Woodrow Wilson
March 3, 1917	P.L. 64-387	39Stat.1131	H.R. 20082	Woodrow Wilson
June 12, 1917	P.L. 65-20	40Stat.102	S. 2133	Woodrow Wilson
October 6, 1917	P.L. 65-90	40Stat.398	H.R. 5723	Woodrow Wilson
April 2, 1918	Pub. Res. 65-27	40Stat.502	S.J.Res. 133	Woodrow Wilson
May 20, 1918	P.L. 65-151	40Stat.555	H.R. 11245	Woodrow Wilson
June 25, 1918	P.L. 65-175	40Stat.609	S. 4482	Woodrow Wilson
July 11, 1918	P.L. 65-195	40Stat.897	H.R. 11048	Woodrow Wilson
February 25, 1919	P.L. 65-272	40Stat.1160	H.R. 13273	Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1921	P.L. 66-384	41Stat.1364	H.R. 15894	Woodrow Wilson
August 9, 1921	P.L. 67-47	42Stat.147	H.R. 6611	Warren Harding
September 22, 1922	P.L. 67-361	42Stat.1038	H.R. 10196	Warren Harding
December 18, 1922	P.L. 67-370	42Stat.1064	H.R. 8062	Warren Harding
March 2, 1923	P.L. 67-460	42Stat.1374	H.R. 10003	Warren Harding
March 4, 1923	P.L. 67-542	42Stat.1521	H.R. 14401	Warren Harding
June 7, 1924	P.L. 68-242	43Stat.607	S. 2257	Calvin Coolidge

External links

• History of US Government Involvement in Insuranceat theUnited States Department of Veterans Affairs