Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-19

Bartlett e Miller and C. l.. Thompson &
| SON. The Northern has not yet decided
whether it will retire all its old agents at
ST. Louis.
list of the losses for the ten months ending
November 20. tggregatins SliSs l06;iS. The
insurance involved was over $lt.pS.o".
Commissioner Vivian, of Colorado. Will
now charge S, for each member OF a firm
constituting III agency instead OF each
agency, as heretofore. in issuing cert1f-
iCates.
George Leudrum. a travelling agent OF the
United States Mercantile Indemnity ASso-
citation. of Des Moines, has heen arrested
at Eldora; la. charged with obtaining
tie se' Mn,u all Life at little Rock. Ark.
and who sued the company, for $l,"'-o 10!
damages. has settled his difficulties with
the company and is now in its employ once
more.
The Guarantors Liability Indemnity
Company has been consolidated WIN me
Guarantors Finance Company. the new
| company retaining the latter name. as IT
| assumes all the business OF the former
company.
Tho Concordia's new company will be
known as the Wisconsin Fire. Insurance
Company and will be! ready to sesin hns,,
ness February !. d Its Sapi'Hhl s OF $sTn"." iFd
net surplus OF S!"GI nave heeh su'se'''
John H.. Makley. of Macon, Mich. plead
| ed guilty at Lansing to a charge OF writ
ing Illegal insurance and WAS hned Slo". iie
claimed to represent - fctltlouS cEIlohe
insurance company. had written the poiicl's
himself and pocketcd the premiums.
A rcpor, in circulation that Superintend
Van cleavc. of the Illinois department. con
templates separating the life and accident
branches of the companies dong business
In Illinois is denied. Mr.. Van CleaVe states
that no such proposition has ever peeh
considered.
A London brokerage firm advcrtises 10
place profit insurance based upon the aV-
crage net profit of the three previous years
The premium averages about 5o per GEM
higher than fire premiums. and settle
ments of losses follow automatically those
sustained under fire policies.
II is reported that the postof'ce depart
| mant will require letter carriers after IAN
nary / 1925. to give bond for $1,000 III some
recognized company IN order 70
protect Tia" government against loss. IN
this order corporate sur'tyShip Is demand
ed instead Of individual Sur'ttes.
The report o; the recent examination OF
the Hanover Fire INSURANCE" or
/ New York. by the insurance dspartment
of that state has heem made public. In
briof is aS follows: Assets. S2.So' ,"S'. un-
raid losses. STA. ~; unedrned premiums,
81 sol: surplus beyond all Liabilities. S'h|,-
81.
The southern Minnesota Fire Insurance
COMPANY has rcorganizod rs the Con-
solidatcd Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pan of Minnesota. with headGnartsr at
Albert Lea. The new or reorganiZed com
p,ny is to have 500 01 capital and begins
hv taking the business of the two mutual
IRE Insurance companies located at ltoches-
! ter and Albert Lea. respectively.
+. T.. King. of St. Louis. has sued the
| 81. Louis Travellers Protective Association.
He claims that ON September II. lS'., the
skin of his foot was :thr'iised and bruised
by a defective latch and eyeict on his shoe
and that AN ahscess formed as a result.
so that he had to have medical attendance
for six weeks. He says the association re-
fused TO pay him the $50 Il week that was
due him under the bylaws.
The first annual banquet. Of the Under
writer's Life Association of st. Louis VIII
take place at the Planters hotel some time
/ i'm January. Thomas ~. Bowl"s, of Nil
Wat.kce. president of the National -ASso"lI-
tiou of Life Underwriters: Ben Williams. of
1 Chicago. chairman of the executive com
| rit,cn of the same association. ana IL. l..
Kcmmel, Of Little Rock, Ark. also a mem
Of the executive committee, VIII be the
] guests OF honor.
David Kelso. of Atchison, kas.. has en-
I tered suit against the Northwestern
/ life Assurance Company. of Chicago. form
crly the Northwestern Masonic Aid NsSo-
| citation. to recover S3.T1 damages. lie
claims shat the company was organized on
the mutual plan. and last year changed its
plan to operate on the natural premium
MAN. He claims by this the assessment
I members were diminished In number. which
greatly affected the value of his insurance.
lie also alleges his assessment was in
creased. and he refuses to pay it and is
hence declared a non-member-