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Civil Liabilities Committee (Assurance Policy Premiums)

Volume 106: debated on Thursday 16 May 1918

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asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Civil Liabilities Committee have power to pay the premiums on assurance policies of men called up for naval or military service who are unable to keep them up; and, if so, why so many of these policies have been lapsed?

Insurance premiums are included in the obligations in respect of which assistance is granted by the Civil Liabilities Committee to men called up for naval or military service, and I have no information that their policies are specially subject to lapsing.

If men apply to have their policies paid up by the Civil Liabilities Committee, are the Civil Liabilities Committee bound to consider the claims, and bound to pay them if they are good cases?