New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-17
FIRE UNDERWRITERS MEET
rxroarAsr QUESTIONS. or INSURANCE. DIS


rxroarA1r QUESTIONS. or INSURANCE. DIS
cussrD-ELEc1GoN or ovFTcERs.
The meeting OF the Natiopal Board OF Fire unosf
writers, held yesterday at the new foons y,
Nc,s-York Board of Fire Underwriters, IN me hu'ua
rIse nushstn1 vas sirniacant Of the fact thst new
HE has been Infused into tho ORGANIZATION, ,,ss
ell the leading IRE insurance cempSnies o ..,,ad
states were represented when fhe meo'iNs ,o.
70 order By President Head, OF Tue i.0no 800,
Company, who is also presiaon' u ~
board, 1a,,. nr.s,.
ueut Of the Hartford Fire Insurance 'ompany
lothian Goodrow, president OF tne hc'uA' Vi la ',
ford. J. n Durham, president OF the eP'insn'"
g. and H. Insurance Company; Ii. W. r-"Von,
resident manager OF inc LverpoUI S"u ~ phan,x
fsiobA: George p. sheldon, president OF the fhenA
fns,,,anoe Company, Of Brooklyn; i. A. walton,
,r..,Aont OF the citizens Insurance Company, oI
Naw.York; Fl. H. Hall, manager OF the NonIein
Assurance Company, OF England; Z. H. whitney,
,,nsseut OF tho Orient, Of Hartford John =, FMeo
resident manager Of the Imperial and CITY Oh Lonuvn
"a england; s. p. Rlagden, resident manager OF inc
North British and Mercantile; q. A. van AhehI
nres,aent Of the Commerce, OF Albany
r. Iitohfeid resident manager ol "o
Lancashire James Yercance, president OF tho Ansuo
insurance Association, Of NewSork; Is. l.. EIiison'
assistant secretary of the Insurance company u
America: John T. Thompson, secretary OF the fehn-
syivsnia Fire. of Phnadelphia and c. s. Honihsnesa'
,,,esi6cnt Of the Union, Of Philadelphia.
In rs annual address President Head or1ehy
.nalvzed the recent statistics OF the hre insurance
n,s,,ass and subnisted an exhIbk of the causes OF
a.. Cor sieAt wears as shown by tho experience OF
tbs Home insurance Company. The experience oi
sou,,anles is usually regarded as state seerSV put
NJ, Head considered the results shown 70 be OF great
,o,.oytance and offered them for the common goon'
MA sgurrs ne gave covered 90 95s losses psic oy Inc
yome IN tho lA.r eight years. Sixteen per cent OF inc
r,. vere due 70 inherent causes % per cent 10 oco'
eausos IS per cent TO remote causes, per CONT "
fraudulent causes apd 90 per cent 10 unknown CAUSES
The list showed thai the great majority OF hreS nave
their origin In gross carelessness.
The committee on legislation ana taxsuoh, tnlOusn
George L Chase, chairman, reported that pno pps
latiye season Just closing had surpassed ah ior'ne
IN The number of bills introduced inimea to hre IN
surance. Complaint was made that INC 'aAS saa, ~
the couoauies IN many States and municipalities Is
sx..sSya The committee on fire departments and
- ns,rnts renorted that the fro insurance compan'es
nav nearly 100000 year 10 support nre patfOS in
Henry H. HALL read paper showing thai s sSmh tbst
high commissions arc dem6raliElng inc asencs ~
seSs az companies by increasing the numcST q Eens
n greater proportion than ne sfo"1n " nubsm read
a n.Yer on insurance legislation, In which DC heI %
S The Sv hOss aS Sss q ao Companies
smsoder OF the session was devoted to the consdefs
tion al numerous reports and special papers pertain
ing 30 the fire insurance business; y uaa,d
nresdent: D. W. c. shton. vice preSdent' hooe1
H. Heath secretary J. S. Parish, rcaSmef I G "a
ecave committee for the E {snr Chairman D. W
McAiliste Ter, 81. r. browne, J. r. Dunham' u ~ W"
Aim r. ". Arnold and John G; ps Eoar1 will be held
IN November.