The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
State INSURANCE AGENTS.
ANIMAL BUSINESS SESSION HELD IN
THIS CITY.
Executive Committees Report shows
the Association I'm Good Candf-
tton-Fraak HanfoFd Reelected
President, Is. W Raker Secretary.

The Washington State Insurance Asso-
citation he'd it's flEst annual meeting in this
city yesterday. About twenty-five dele
sayes from various points in the state as
ssmbied IN a O. l.. " hall, In me Pio-
neer building. yesterday afternoon. PresI-
dent Frank Haa.oFd. OF this city. presided.
The business transacted by the assoc.a-
ton was ali acaa behind closed doors, the
sessions OF the association helng private.
Officers for tbs ensuing year were elect
ed. and the association listened 10 the
reports from the several officers. inciad-
ing the executive committee
The Washington State Insurance AsSo-
citation was organized by leading insurance
men from various parts Of the state IN
this city year age. Its foundation was
partly due - the desire OF the insurance
men Of the state 10 get together Tor ine
purposes OF mutual benefit. and partly to
the state law passed by the leg stature of
1885,. which forbds The formation cf combi-
nations 30 control insurance rates.
The insurance assoc IA ton esta blished a
bureau ut Tacoma. aud employed a sur
yeyor in the person Of Lee Mckenzie. for
merry A weli-known insurance man OF
Portland. The association. acting through
its surveyor. tscertains the conditions AZ
fecting fire risks IA the various elites and
towns or the state. Mr. Mckenzie fixes a
rate whh.a he considers far TO the insured
and 20 the companies. and the insurance
association recommends the adoption of
such a rate 20 the companies doing bus!-
ness in the state.
The executive committee presented ia
report 10 the association yesterday, giving
a resume Of the first years work. The fol-
lowing excerpts are taken from the re-
port:
IAN companies. with one exception.
have contributed 10 the support OF the as
ISOLATION, and your committee Is assured
by the Washington advisory COM
mittee and the surveyors report
that the work OF the association
ana It's efficiency have met with
general commentator. All the u " rates
recommended by the association have
shown an average reduction. and the tend
ency is stlil further in this direction. owing
10 the suggestions made by the surveyor
as to the Improvement of th@ ire hazard.
Some little friction has been engenderCd
al various points under the jurisdiction OF
the association. which was happily allayed
by prompt attention and explanation.
AT the recent meeting OF your execu-
tive committee, the surveyor VAS author
ICED 10 procure additional office force,
which has greatly expedited the work of
his on.ce and vii enable the association
In the future TO give increased attention
10 the demands OF field work.
The following officers were elected. after
which the meeting adjourned. Frank
Hanfo-d, president tre-electedl: h. W.
Baker. Of Seattle. secretary Ore-e.ectedD:
Walter ) BAH. OF Tacoma; K. +, y. Day,
OF Whatcom. and +. Il. Whitman. Of Pull
man. members OF the executive committee.
OF which. also. the officers are tx offlcio
members.