New-York tribune., 1871-10-19
TIE N57IoNIL INSTANCE CONTENTION

ADDRESS BY SIPERINTENDENT MILLER-REPORT
On RATE OF MORTALITY AND VALUATION.
The National Insurance Convention assem-
bed al Underwriters Hail. No l56 Broadway, yesterday
mUrnrg. the last session only 10 - ties repre-
s4trd but Ills time delegates from have already re
ported and moro are way The following arr the
members of tie Convention:
de Geo Me. sTrr,inisrd11; & Of iD.ua.er
SGt M@so W> Se.r'tsTy henry = "co" COuDeO-s'Iaw
bIlScATss-jchu c. Winter sp.ci. DELEGATE Alabama; G L
Size ial e!cg t. adj rns C'"gc SMHl"r Insurance Con-
ItTG H. o. " " caldwell Deputy Au9or Indiana John Pus
80 os q STATE Iowa Gu'yu' smith, Insurance Comn'
K"uincFy Csues SPECIAL Delegate, Louisiana Al
v rsns Ipa.oee 'sll9i;s@e A.ne tanue Il Rev s.ne
srtah DctCsatr N'SsiI Aoguu Iarvcy Acusg Of Ipsur
sis Ic...s { IL lr,nSp Go1ser secretiT Ne1sGo; Oliver
SAT-. icr ey G-"rr W Gsr SGpeApt:n>ni q In. G,i,E
H.iSm Hat 1a & M SeStsE sGs n. Com
khe nd b. fsrkts Facer Special d. ega, Tnut see Edward
STATE T. TLypheit ycsPleajon, BoiTI Of PoCs
WorEs. DstTc Of CiumbiA
In assuming Lis seat as President Superintendent Mil
Ter spoke IN s,n. lance follows:
Mr.. NILLER's sTEECH
II happened +" "a ny fortune to be In London al the
zine = circumstance became known which il pregnant
with Importance TO life insurance Interests Anotgcr
siGna failure OF very prominent Old and supposed to
he powerful lfe insurance company took place in Great
Britain With The systems nave at present in opera
tton here. such calamity can hardly occur But how
Of pounds Of nabitesl Thousands upon thousands of
persons depended the policies which they held in
families, Und thst cOnpaIy believe, will not pay five
fhlhngs the pound III do duty, and exert all
the iniucCc to bring about system Of supeTvl-
si0n OF Insurance Throughout the country, such calan-
uy viii H.. Utterly lmpDssiGic here.
You hive mad, du my absence political agitation
ES Disclosures In the General State Govern
Turnt and IpuEiCipa affairs These awakening the
pet,e OF his country u lively interest all over the
1aUd. This Is good thing and hope that the admnis-
iEaiiOn Of u" IH.urhnce - SS will feel the effect of pub
lie opinion. t that will cooperate with auy honest
efforts made in any quarter " promote higher and
DnrE standard OF the administration Of laws eV-
sTY department., aud IN all quarters
But that which comes nearest home, aud touches
feelings and hearts and purses the closely,
"a ths vast startling, Gad dsaster in Chicago. You are
all AGO uAiltId with the vast extent Of the calamity
many SOu informed 70 the probable result upon
lnTge AuiDbeF Of companies. Although many mast
faii and some arc ALREADY gone LIQUIDATION yet
crafty ing fact that such large proportion Of oOmpa
MES arc able yet TO raise their voices aud say We
sH to lmy every dollar Of our Losses. and still CUtUue
u do Dusn,ss with up unimIalred capital" TbcTe
pared 81 moderate eXtsUt, or even largely who have
HlreG1V taken 10 restore their capital ~ its
VrtcnaL-er eVeB greater than 0TiR1Dal-amOunt. We
baye suc cOinpaHies among uSSuch companies Rs the
Continental. and others which might name.
rs IaSuCitlTy gTaLlyIDg that such large percent
Age VI tue LScs ucuTed by tue companies VI this State
will ~ net &nd promptly paid IT Is dihcnt just now
10 Say jnt what perccLtaKe, but my opinion u tha al
tSls eF cent OF the amounts lost by the New YORK
COMPANIES will ultimately paid and this under such
dread inl unheaTdOt Calal1y, such ah overwhelming
destFnctOn l. wonderful victory, an Indication Oi The
hnOr OF cur cQnlGu"s-ilLir int e11ty ana sohdlty.
fOu nave HcfOre yOu thC LnfilsG'd business O1 the
toriueT HSsoi dG LOpC that this Convention VIII c&-
S-clhe powerful Influence Ia promoting sucn haie'
sJuDd system Of surveying tue business Of fire and life
-nsrrance ~ vii inspire public confidence and believe
that the inuehce Of this Convention will We exercised ~
"s0nOe greater strength and larger capital In the cO