The New York herald., 1866-07-20
NATIONAL Board or FIRE unpe sxmreas.

Meeting Yosterday-Preposed Increase Of tho
Ess~- .s us-"r. r..co-Is~a~-rasion 81 .
United Movement Against Inceudla ries, &c.
meeting OF tho presidents OF the most important In
surancs companies throughout the country was held
yesterday morning. In the Board Of Underwriters Hail.
166 Broadway-Mr Mark Howard Of the Merchants In.
suranos Company Of Hartford, occupying the CHAIR and
Mr. }. n Rankin, Of New York, acting ss Secretary
Tho meeting hold for the purpose Of taking nscss-
nry steps for the establishment Of uniform system OF
rsss and protecting the companies from the suf
fesng sntasd BY the exeeions OF determined ncenda
es and the securing Of their detection and
ths States OF Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland
virg niA Ponnsyivania Ohio. Illinois and New YORK.
THn 1ns0LUrt0xB
On behalf Of the COMMITTEES previously appointed The
following preamble and resolutions wore read BY Mr.
HeALD-
millions dollars cspEa Is from the pre-:
a during G% &: .s.
q ss Sas g Is e.
Of the capital and the consequent withdrawal from the com
.si.s. y ysc s &
s% q q psps sssp s.
ss:sis Sss 81 =; isss;sss prepo.o. .A., .Ao..
'ssR vi. :as:s s:s
S:S .s.s: ::ss ss'!.s:i q
fact dspossd = uphold the companies X ressons
bic advance of rates. q sSs true o. promoting their
sss ~! =: r;sssss rate, premium
sss. within .ss he pas pass ''. s%o
ssry continuance business; ana il conseauen,y
psns s, soas ss % ne :,
ssnsrsi OPsrsiOa Inc rates q pss
These resolutions havng issn adopted uusnu,oselv
there wers next submitted toths meeting
rn CONSTITUTION AND W-LAws OF me BOARD.
which provide thas the assriaiior shall b. known a
the National Board OF Fire Underwriters of the United
States and that anY company Of this any insurance
INTO the association. The sbiect purpose Of The
Board were
rsTo establish and usinsin, ss fsras practicable a
s.oo.dro establish ana s,ahaia uniform Of com
reS-To rcpress incsadisrtn ard arson by comsluisx
s sS -: % Ssa.Son and
rfhTo devise and give eject % for The pro.
A,.s !engheusd debate the constitution was uusni.
mously adopted
A resolution next adoped TO the effect that agents
or insurancc companies ionld be paid the per cent
maximum commission on premiums other than those OBJ
isned on "eruns houses and barns, when the rate
The next resolution onepd was, that Participating
policies he written a. an dyance Of twenty per
over the tarn rates at any md every pont This was
altered on the motion OF Hr Hope, 10 as 10 authorize
an advance Of ten instead OF twenty per cent and 80
adopted
ArIgsSooS sonsc
the meeting held 10 thu sme place In The afternoon
a three oo'ock the hr, basness the presentation Of
Pr,"d'nf-Jsuses Moi.est, Citizens Insursaes Com.
Vice fresident- Timothy Csleu Hartford Iu,nrancs
Company.
Ssr,fsy-Frsnk Ballard Importers and rrsders'
Ir,d'wer-s. y Psrrish, Atlantic, &c Providence.
fs,cu y eommRtss-6eoire A. Curtis, Boston Walter
Payne, loyidencc; A. A. Williams. worcester: Mara
hosafd, Hartford; Henry Kellogg, Hartford; A. y
Hasilnss Hartford; y r sssterce, New Haven; Ed.
mund ffemsn, Springfield n A. Heaid william Con
ner Jr,f- W. troveli and A. J. smith, New York J.
W. Rice, Albany, Nr Plat, Albany; " r. Campbell
Rslrmof y. { Roasse, Cleveland; j. .. Bennett, Gin
clnnstii ames II. tarer, Cincinnati. = Il Atvater
chfsgoiW ~ Bgelow, san Francisco
tNroRn nRs rOitY
lhe lo"wing resolution AZ 70 a uninrm Ore polDy
wss nestuomlsted by Nr potf, Of chicago, and unzai
mously scptct:--
Resolve 1hsl th,s BosnA recommend 70 The raeeu,i,.
os 70 ac,ii ~ Gre poei 70 b s.ss ey II
ha' SAID ommluse consder he eip.d.rey n Ineogpors,
70 make properly unin.ared pay pro rsn n saia.,nss
" losses ,h thsi Insured when bclop <ng 90 III. ssme
done IN niine poii,les. '
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The lolwing resolution as TO this matter was nan
read, sodsfier brief debate in whleh Mr. Oakley NJ,
mously =
E..ol.e. Ihst a !, nsrpedsn 10 view n tse pr....,
ssnan se business OF msufsuce, for the conpsnies
ee usual sducsics FOR wssn paid ia sdraaoe ~
% doing 5. aee.mmssssa ao y p.s 49,. ss,sn ,.t
turiiy
Al the sfessbn Of a member the Executive Com. \
nlttse werrcoImendsd invite all the Southern Are
Board.
The reminder. Of the procesiias, ra. pure, o.
pHys's chssc,~