, 1881-07-21
Annual Report Of the Kansas
Superintendent Of lnsur.
at1Ces
a Criticism upon the Annual State.
ments Of Some Fire Com
panies.
Fraudulent Character Of Most OF tlo
Failures or 1.lfo Com.
panics.
Statistics as to Insurauce-0porations In
the State During tho Past
Year.

num- report OF the Stato superintendent "
"sMlce U. tilo olnte OF ha'sas' )tst 'ss'te'it
~ the ,liose complete alill inlportant 'loc!':.
t'ent taat hos yct e,nahatc.l fr,i' that DE-
mE.l,etlt, auu feheG1s gfcat credit upon ar.
Welc',' ulo "e1!,showh ati ch'clei,t
nupes'n!en.cnt' s,' ieF"aps ho 1hfttl III
.mo ""o.9 cou'''fy rs moro coh-
W 'etsant WIN w business pertaining
~ insurance COMPANIES tl'ail AR. Welcll.
an" ,''s opin.ons are always aceor''et consl.a'
o."'ol , a''sons ,asMfance-nsen Rehctahy: lle
S 'as uoMc 'aolo IN tIo May u thfo"'ng stfo1'R
sa.sss.!,aS s.s... a'ou11" eao business, anu pre-
w.. .1''n3 .,'. inu an. l'l.los'au. npol uo peo'
s, .'n,. "s onles oace, . uo'"sGtea Mt" HI
tnsa.a ..sn.aeo t .euas''sn. !,. ~ .ollowng eA.
,'',s,, ,tnJ.s i.n .'' .ns ae!ost ~ SUPERINTENDENT
"eic'' W.! oe ionnu OF l"1olsc illtetess:
1tH.: ktME..Sso.tASch coNrASiEs.
~ mu1.toer tl'eto ~ ho appaEent,acS ol 'ire-
',su.a'ee .,i!' eo's.pales Ia a'o un'le" o1ates.
nx,s.ne s!u v'iI rss -: su sst *se". .ola were IN
eHrmos'.o, 'n .s,. so,panaos vasHiu Ut ~
v.r,, osea mnto,,.,. sn'u ~ 49, y. Sesna' i""s. -
o,,',s ,ry las69 ase .n.! s y. a.se .orcs' NV
thar ",ora,,n,, a" ~. s,, uu.s 1..a' eo
i,o"i,as op's ..'n w. s'4I'i iespceso ,oe"h.,es
an,,,,,S tho~ 'o s.'ius .'1s' &C.. usa'.zea ~ .'s
..o,',aa5 T.. ssu WHY .!svo c"hpAnlss Ut
s.,.ze1 ~ .o,e.sn countries aolne business
m.n H. ~ u'o.t o."t' .'h'ne 'o,al ol l,oio
Nfc'ihsufahGe companies lit operation In this
country. The companies originating hero
o .ao t,ta.r,s. s% ~ ~ I..,'.. ~ te 5u''ea a1
,'',t,,..,t ,,,as e"t T.. 49,. seAsnH Nv" o."les
rt..n,,a t pso ,t...,, ~ .'.o We, A.Na''St9'
1sS' s..s.s', .s.''ss'ep'' .. sN'u oAeeou'
u,, a. aNInaan Nv. % os INt,tAn ~,
4,,o WY .'e's .opo.t " tn's uepaltt ttteas
.ao Aoho"nE co"'pA'tcs uo!AE bttsatteSS I'LL
kailsas lavo Increased their capltal-vlz.:
Flrenlnn's Fund, of San Francisco, from
Yorir INV ram SIM .,,o ~ :, NJ, nm. ny ~" fn.
" oss' ,r.,' s:o1'v'o W 1.,yvo'o' -"
surnhee OF Nort'l America. OF Pht'ndelplila,
from s., ,0o0 900 to $4,000 0oo; Springfield Fire
y Marlne, Of Springfield. Mass, from s75o,-
1i,, " fpea' sso ~ n.at ernn n,o' " asoM aols
ntss, la9' 2.Uoo'o 70 a s'"o,oo; o fioemaS, M OF
!lnrttord, from: Sl,o0o.00o to u00,000;
National Fire, Of Hartford. from 100000
s5to nm IN a. mn nm. 1,t,a ~ ,,a.,fasd
Sao,oov y, U o. sl,o"uo; ~ dEt,lt1, OF iihftford'
.lom tnon ~ s,'vuooo S, 10 S'.oVo,ooo, Altogetier
nun,, ~, ,o,i ro,,,,n, ,1"t,,,,, srss'., ~
a.. ,ns ~. pts.,.!n lso.y t.o' ~
~, ..,t.,',.. wi. Ino a.ul" nNsu W
nv" aa'a, "us".tns.aauas '!'s, no conlpahy
apEatS Wltnuut .o ""anasolhe sl1rpius OIL assets
VIVA tstAb4tIQ8t 4Nk A&N&1 tl4Al4 1fG 4E&Al6
tito companies composing the list authorized
tn in n iira,,nsrrnnno hustnnus In +,,ta .totn
,,oun ~. ,a., t,..o ,s ~ ,s''a nta.e
H.''o Nv pcell u'ssincGt1 oS s'nh'e lA'luro
OF atly company In sllcil list.
ANNUAL. STATEMENTS.
An annual stntomcnt of mn insurance co,n.
nn,,v is - statonont no,. ,.on,,. t',, t,,n III,
pa'ls ~ M ".sle'cnI ., MUS Soas1y NY tlo o'';
GERS or the company 1or tho nvosycd
purpose Of furnishing rolinblc Information
Of tho condition nntl affairs Of the Company
Mt tho init, for wI,Icl, II woa mntfn mi fnr
a. 49, ..,e. ~ .,. s Hs, '.,,, ,s!!> ~
NV ~, In.tu.s VI wv. u"ae' Us "lll oo seem
says: "rhe foregoing statement, with the
scetfntcs md exufnnat1ona ftart,to n,,,,axnd
"u,, h,. t. ,,to na'""ss, n',..oa.s,'a, '1.eS'u
.nu W .uonl su'o o,acoFs! subscribed, nte
full and currect exhibit Of NIL tho liabilities,
and Of tho Income and expenditures, and of
the general condition md nIrnfrs of snI,l
cnmunnt, ~, +t,n ~ a. ,ln,, ~ I,oo,,;,,on ,at
49,. T.: ~. wv "!st Mas VI DsGehooT last'
a'!u lof tne yeaf osou'ns OIL tilhl ttay." NOT
wltltstandIng tho clear md unlMtStakab!e lntl-
gungo Of tlls oath, t1loru nre an1,uaI stut.-
inciiis on fIe in t,ts Office Claiming cprtn(t,
exhibited conditions and nifa!rs to exist,
W!liie Wltii cqaal si,!pGs,s' n tlle sanae Or =