Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-24
INSURANCE MEN MEET.
Annual Assemblage Of the Southeastern
Tariff Association Today.

i
There was an air of business prosperity about
the Hobbies of the Arlington Hotel this morn
ing. Bright, well-dressed men we're congre-
| gated in groups here and there, re-
newing acquaintance Of year past and
talking over the prospects Of the meeting
which they we're about to participate in. Any
one of them could convince a property owner
| in a few minutes that there but one safe
guard against disaster, and that was to insure
in their particular company against loss
by ere. All of them the repre-
| sentatIves of the large insurance companies of
this and foreign countries who meet in this city
once year to discuss the work of the past
fiscal year, and better prepare themselves for
the approaching one.
This annual meeting Of the Southeastern
Tariff Association is one of the most important
that Is held. The managers of the various
organizations are given an opportunity
to confer and mistakes in rates and
other matters are rectifed. The territory
which the association covers includes the states
of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Florida and Mississippi. The delegates
| to it, however, are not limited by locality. but
come from any part of the country as the
representatives of the companies that operate
in those sections. About $50 of these under
writers are in attendance upon the meeting
which was called to order promptly at noon to-
day at the Arlington one OF the principal objects
of which is to bring about the adoption of
better building regulations that
the loss by fire will be reduced to the mini
mum: Last year the destruction by this element
amounted to Sl40, 900, and with the increase in
building this year 1t is estimated that the aggre
gate of loss by fire will be S150. 900.
The officers of the association are President
Livingstone Minis of Atlanta, Vice Presi-
dent John D. Young and Secretary s. Y.
Upper. Most of the work Of the associ-
alton will be delegated to a committee
which will be appointed to consist of fifteen
members. Tomorrow the local underwriters
will take the visitors to Marshall Hall for
planked shad dinner. The address of welcome
will be delivered on that occasion by Mr.. Simon
Wolf.
THE MEMBERS PRESENT.
The meeting called to order at noon in
the large banquet hall. The roll call which
was the first order of business disclosed that the
following companies were represented:
Etna. Hartford; American. New York; Ameri-
can, Philadelphia; British America, Toronto;
Caledonian, Scotland; Columbian Insurance
Company, Louisville KY; Commercial
Union, England: Crescent, New Orleans
Delaware, Philadelphia; Farragut. New York;
Fire Association, Philadelphia; Georgia Home,
Columbus, Ga. German American, New York;
Girard, Philadelphia; Greenwich, New York;
Guardian London; Hartford. Hartford, Conn. ;
Hibernia, New Orleans; Home. New York
Insurance Company Of North America, Inter
state, New Orleans; Lancashire, Lion, Liver
| pool and London and Globe, London Assurance.
London and Lancashire, Macon Fire. George;
Mechanics 4 Traders, New Orleans; Merchants,
Newark; Mississippi Home, Vicksburg; Ma
| tional, Hartford; New Orleans ms. Asso-
citation, New York Underwriters Agency.
Niagara, New York, North British &
Mercantile, Northern Assurance, Nor
wich Union. Orient. Hartford; Palatine,
England PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia; Peters
burg Savings and Insurance Company, Phoenix,
Brooklyn; Phoenix, Hartford; Phoenix, London;
Pos.I.n WASHINGTON, Queen Of America,
Royal, England; Scottish Union and National,
| Southern New Orleans: Spring field Fire and
Marine. Sun Insurance office. Sun Mutual, New
Orleans; Virginia Fire and Marine, Richm ond;
Virginia State, Richmond; Westchester. New
York; Western. Canada.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
President Minis, at the conclusion of the
was very lengthy. 1t treated Of the
changes which should be effected in the
present methods. He made number of recon-
mendations regarding what should be accom-
plished by the meeting, all of which will be re-
| ferred to the committee of fifteen.
| The subjects with which the committee will
deal are the Is per cent commission, rerating Of
towns, limitation co-insurance clause, state
legislation and taxation, fire inspection,
| local boards, contacts and stamping
offices, premium notes, tornado insurance.
sprinkler equipments commission or exchange
business. the placing of business in outside
companies at less than tariff rates. electric light
J inspections. electric motors, solicitors,
| dual agencies, cotton forms, cotton
ware houses. transfer OF insurance cotton,
phosphate and fertilizer, risks, lumber. dry
kilns. defective fiues, bureau OF classification,
disparity in taxes, reinsurance by New Or
| leans agents, status OF affairs at
| Charlottesville Va: the Charleston local board,
| lightning clause and the complaint of Birming-
| ham agents against Lancashire Insurance Co.
| During the afternoon the committee of fifteen
will be appointed and the report of the secre-
] tary will be read.