, 1881-11-27
INSURANCE.


The British American Secures a cna-
ry.> 4.rnt-A Member OF the Eoard
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The interest," n!tEer1o 1uahies1eu ~ 7o'~
twcuty-cisnt different gentlemen in the ques-
,,oo as To who was 10 te appointed General
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Acept y! soe n'''s" - "'> ~. ,s..,,..,,, ..,s
pany II Toronto III riace VI -Ar" aen"o''u wa
fully satisfied Yesterday 1fter1on VINE" IL was
,,,",.,, ,nnn ,vas Mr. Frunk Van yoorh,s ut pres
lncsy man "as S4t. ia.'N 49, ,... 49, ,ta
ent acting as assistant & reheaa r atnar
eanada.es o'aa care ~ Saom ,enca ~ furr ,at
sae.' a.1 ...ar s. ,,,r, ,.ou,r,,e. md ,wr a few
Of them were Among the hrst u go
erouud aud congra late: their successful cou,-
,,a,5*,r -, xhut Is ,,,ncetlct to be Il pretty fair
peI'o' w H. ~. v,,,rhi. t,.
recc ot gotu Ao'luaI" -at' AL ~
bcel, in the business fourteen years twea'e VI
witch he has spent in tl,s service Of the PhenlS-
A's' 90 u" - ,.o,,u-,, ,,,;ns.nr ,nt, tat
as adjustri thci. us Ee;csa. .oJns.ta, ~. n,, wv
tery us assistant 9e'etat :'s. ,,v. ~ s.J .'p ,n"
Uhct. -Ihe atfso1at1Act. idhes shsc ~, "a. 'te 49, f~
s"he comments VI tur ;.t ~ .,,sr1 ~. nt ~ tho
at"rtiSe movement ~ tn''c 'ne oo"'" Ao1 'A'o
THE FOLLOWING: FROM + BOARD MEMBER: ::
II, ,tr t,dir,r ~ Tic f1ticuyt. Yrihuns-
C-an..t:r. Nov. :r;,-ln THE TniuCSE of Nov.
u anucurcd IN article heudch ..lnsl,rancc.
rn,tainn, y reference. to an aiiccd Exctss nf
cas..': 1t III. wTif.r had tinker, the time tn
;n,a.,.,sw any ,,.m,,.r If rbe l,>ar4l he would
h.x. ts,.n informed that tue Secretary bus M
TW,c in fht, ,lp1it,..tutiu3 III the bulrti or ynte
~, ia tiais,t11s and 1t Is matter of perfect in
diffrrenet 10 I'M, WHO is admitted or rejected.
> Ftr,n he number Ut articles that tlasc up-
nrnrc,i in tie daily papers of late, a,lu tscir
fennr snv utle uu. Knowing the fncts woui1
ts,tne IA the coucl,s ou that there WIS something
radca Ily wrous or the Board ut Underwriters.
and what Il r:tited the ..ENcbanse, could find
snuc tmsis on which they cuuIu HmniEu1latc.
Now what is the cxchuuec3 That is x question
thai eau unIy tac answered by Ewing the ee-
1nru;s Ut which it is composed. LIS
members, with few exceptions. were
once members of tho board. who
Withdrew or resigned, giving various rcasuH5
fur 70 doing. Su,nc said the board rates were
lou high, and they would ,lut he parties TO the
imposition. others said tho buhrtt 1ncsnber5
were 50 DISHONEST they could not remain i'll the
h,.s,i sn,f ra,,p rhe;r srIt-reetnrr rujjc others
cayc as rpast,n thai tho companies they repre-
sruted wer.. ton s1uiI to compete with tie larger
board communities. At uns istte, they wens ont
aud Tor u while had a rood tiuc. But tho - bit
ter Gun" was ciycn 1hct. when the "borIl
underw ritt.r" who bud never seen Il policy till Il
shurr lime before he WAS iu1rustet with I'm
agency. entered the lists and spread consterna-
uou Among tbs non bo,rters by further shud-
Ing Of ratc@ u,1ttt risks were tukell ut leSs Than
hair 1be boar,l rates Finally the eA-ine1nbers
st the poar,1 formed their exchange. 1ur the
pur:N,sc it Is believed, OF Keeping themselves
irprl dong business for ,,cxt 10 ttothin;, aul