Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-28
WITHDRAW FROM THE BOARD.
Two Fire Insurance Agencies Leave the
Tnderwriters-Thc Trouble.

The Richmond correspondent OF the In
surence Herald, published at Louisville
Ky writes 20 that paper:
THE dissensions Of the local Board OF
Underwriters at Richmond. Va, are be
coming more open every day. and the
meetings. instead Of being agreeable. are
noted for the attacks one agent makes
upon another :. II. Pulldm * CO., rep
rc-autiuE the Continental, Of New YORK.
and National, OF Baltimore, and John -.
Cary " son. representing the Gerlnanld'
have Withdrawn from the board. ana the
resignation of others Is looked Tor. IL Is
charged that the virginia fire ana Marine
Insurance Company have HagTanty
violated the rule which prohibited them
from appointing as suD-agents solicitors
who were in the real estate business that
they were fined as a consequence, nut
refused 20 pay the fine, stating II III was
rcmittcl they would not violate the RUE
any longer. but would discharge such
solicitors engaged in The real estate busl-
ness. This was agreed 10, but very snort
is HfteTWard the Virginia Fire ana Marine
TpinStated all Of those they had recently
dismissed and made matters worse than
they were b fore Then 4 Well-knoWn
lusurauc. firm representing company
as general agents. besides having the
local asency of several others, appointed
several real estate agents as Sub-aGents
and paid them "a commission OF lO per cent
on an business placed by them. rms
coming o. Ia. knOwlcdga 4 Pulliam 4 Co,
tlty decided TO withdraw and thus force
tl- issue as 10 whether agents and com
pdni,s should be required by the :. II. l..
A. 90 live up 10 what thcy pledged tnem-
selves TO DO.
THE FACTS PERVERTED.
When "a Dispatch reporter called at the
office OF the virginia Fire and Marine
Secretary W II. Mccarthy had just writ
Ten letter % the Insurance Herald,
which he permitted the scribe to copy.
The letter says:
m0ui." IN your issue Of November y, l@i
~ a perversl1n Of the facts in its ref r
,nce TO the Virginia Fire and Marine In
surauce Company. This company had
number Of agents, SONS OF them in us
service ten years. anpmCre before the
Southeastern Tariff Association entered
Virginia. IL made no new appoinimt nts
I'm violation OF its agreement, but the
local board. making " regulations az
TO its membership, and rejecting old
agents of this company. undertook 10 me
il unjustly. and the fine, under the CIR
Cumstances. was resisted. NO compro-
mise or promise was made 10 induce the
local board to remit its fine, which was
rcmitted. as stated I'm the article. me
whole temper Of your informants com
luuniCation is misleading m what IL ul-
dcrtalteS 10 state
INCLINED To BE RETICENT.
Ncesrs. cary Il son and Pulliam IL Co.,
when seen by the Dispatch man, were
not inclined TO enter into details in the
DISCUSSION Of the trouble The former
ann drew out Of the local Board Of Tn
d,rwritcrs about six weeks ago, ana the
latter on the 18th Of this month, 1hese
irns have not held membership in the
S1uthoastern Tariff Association. which
drew Virginia into i's jurisdiction about
Two aud a half years ago, but hay- until the
recent breach. affiliated win The l0c5i
io.ri The drht. If such II may b. called.
has not yet assumed the nature of a war
Of rates.