The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-21
HE MAKES HIS REPORT
Governor Anthony Isshes His Review OF
Insnrance In the stnte


Topeka. Kan, July eo-Advznce
sheets are out OF NE annual repor, VI
State Superintendent OF Insurance
George II. Anthony. The letter press is
written IN the free, vigorous Style so
characteristic Of Governor Anthony.
and The statistios presented are c0-
haustive. This style is nowhere more
aptIy illustrated than by The two OPEN
ing paragraphs. which read as follows:
"I regret TO report Improbable re-
suits in the field OF fire insurance for
the year under consideration. Disaster
to insurance companies means lo~s OF
wealth 20 the state as well as rnisfor-
tune TO the insured. At "A given cost
rate OF Insurance, the profits accr11inz
to the insuring companies ls the true
measure OF gain 10 the people. through
exemption from disaster By fire and
tempest, and ] submit that In no other
business relation is public envy and
criticism OF prosperity 90 unreasonable
and senseless as In rn7S case. Cousd
the year under consideration have been
so completely exceptional as 70 leave
every dollar % tho ti.7A.ss3is collected
from us as premiums. above cost % ad-
minlstrztIon. TO b~ covered into their
coffers az a net gain, 80 would Be cause
OF the companies would still have been
secondary 10 that os the insured aad
the state.
by the sam. toHsn. = viii -
source OF genuine regret TO al right
thinking men that twenty-five CON-
psn;--. as against but eleven the pre-
vious year. met with io%ses n excess
Of income. and twelve more Of them. rs
against eight The previous year. cs-1-
out without fvss CT gain To the extent
that this fsiitIr~ 20 make legitimate
business rains was not due to 1Eak
ma Dageuent and faulty methods fym-
patty should - added 90 regret The
aggregate results Of tire year z-re
failing OF IN premium receipts Of tz0e
75713: lncreas- IN losses of t1li .eos -.
and a r~i1cfsCn IN n-t gain upon s1s
business oS ne year from -. .sZ7.T %
SIS 81. 90: gain = less tran per cent
OF premium r~-eiyts and sboat one
tenth OF pr cent earnings On invested
capital"
The total AMOUNT os Ere fnsuranc.
written IL the state during the year was
;izs. .so4.s .s7I. and toe fo--sss paid weTe
81. 49, ses The total pTexDsv-rss paid
rere s1.7Ass5. and he Total fees and
taxes collected from tss companies aers
~ so2
rhe baEinsses 60r- By zru;asi Ore
crEzniz~d nGfe- fhe lawn q
Kansas - as follows. Risks written.
s7.5s. II; iosses paid. sso az: total su-
oorns. tss..s.. rikks outstanding. si3.-
S7.3s3
IN Isfe Insurance ths following fxu-rs
are given. Total 81 force. 80. .s<p sy.
iosses pad. ;ss4 ~. p-~-n>uus epzs--a-s.
81 81 81. total number c< pcfictez s.
eject. = 81. total written sursrx 1855
= k0f. total snoEo. <or Isef. sss.sSs.sl1 /
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vrs-h requires az Ere corr---sns>. 60 eoz-
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