New-York tribune., 1882-02-28
FIRE IASCRIyCE METHODS.
RrFnRNs PROPOsED IN ms CITY.

REFORMS PROPOSED IN IIilS Cll1,
ACTIVE worK oF THE LOCAL COMPANIES To OR
CAME TARIFF ASSOCIATION.
Without waiting for the organization Of
the Tariff Association of the district IN
which New-Yorx state is situated, the fire
insurance companies doing business in this clty
are taking steps looking 10 the formation of
local association. The Work Board Of FIRE
Underwriters includes in us membership all the
companies IN this city, lJ4 M number, OF Whlch 80
are cltV and state companies. % foreign and the
others companies organized III other states But
tho Board has no authority 10 IrgIsiate
sions Recently several private meetings OF he
companies have been held, nd a scheme Tariff
A,socia iol has been nearly matured. II WI D.
submitted OT approval 80 tar rs drafted, AT pri-
vate meeting which Will be held to-day. AT the
recent conferences about sXtyOt the city companies
have been represented. The pan was drawn up by
a committee of fifteen. composed OF Henry H. Hall,
OF the National FIRE Insurance Company John H.
Washburne, of the Home; j. NJ. Hare, OF the Nor
wlch Union foreign; A. NJ. Kirby of the ontinen-
tai; Daniel Adee, of the American George Coli OF
tue IaIt tforI agencle, John Melville. representing
Southern and Western agencies; /. y. AHtld, or
the Hamburg and Bremen nomas +. jeremiah,
of tine paciuc; David Underhl.i, of the New
York; NJ. A. stone OF the Green%lch;
James A. Alexander, Of The Etna,
of Hartford. Conn.,; W lillian B. Ogden, OF the
Merch MS Of Newark; ). A. llollln>head Of The
Insurance Company of North America and Mr..
Nelluan. of the Fire Association Of Lon on.
he commit els plan provides tor monthly meet
ing, of he proposed laru Association. one week
pr vious To each meeting a tariff committee Of If
teen snail me T. whose uuty shall Doe 10 cOuslCer
such risks classes of risks are deemed deslrst-
Bile 10 rate and then report 10 he S,on OF the u.s.
sociaiiOu two nlrd- vote l. 10 De- necessary 10
secure tie recommendation of any rsAs 10 tie asiO-
oiAtiou. NO change IN the rate OF premium
and commission as fixed at the outset o. the
ASSOCIATION Is 10 be- maze vi h0ut the Undn-
imous consent of the members present al any
meeting. 40 Oabatemrut OF the risks rated by the
assOcI 4JIOu s To be made 20 assured prr,ous' ana
the commission % brokers is Limited to 10 per ceIi'
II 4, also provided has the present schedule on
prop rty situated IN Juc limits OF the business ds-
Il.cL AS now established, snail uc mann AIMED
These rates are: ON merchandise Iu general stor-
a.. stores 40 cent, Oh 500; on cotton, 90 cents
ON roltou al staten Island, mercAau-lre on piers
AND utr uauuI7e under 90 nOIuug policies. FIi ON
urrcuaudl-. Ia store containing cOto on ana ADTe'
to cents ou grain lu storr, 30 GEMS; on gram III
store with elevators attached, % ceDt'i
aud Oh graded grain Ia store, - cents
4 reduction OF % per cent from
-chc, lill. ratings may bee allowed Oh ban ln-s oH'y
Ir I'D. Du.n,-, district referred %. IL is also ,Ipu-
lated that whenever local board Is Iorh-d eI O.
ygu.r.. and a tlrln es ablsAed ia ANY par, oi the
country tuc a5soclalIun shall observe slcl Jdi.i,
anu pay uu commission exceeding lu1t A4c4 oJ INC
UuIted Fire Underwriters IN America.