The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-20
POLICY HOLDERS COMBINE
MOVEMENT AGAINST HARTFORD
 LITE INSURANCE COMPANY.


 Those Interested Claim I hat They Do
 Not Get Fair Treatment; That They
 Are Not Allowed to Know the Exact
 Standing of the Company; and They
 Arc Out for Facts.
 Last April a meeting of @ score of policy-holders in the Hartford Life h. surance company was held in room in the Insurance building in this city, The subject under discussion was all legged unjust discrimination. It was thoroughly talked over and the meeting adjourned subject to call.
 The result of this April meeting be- came evident in a gathering last even- ing of fifteen New Haven business men, all of them policy-holders in the Hart ford Life Insurance company, who or ganized and elected officers and formed an association which they will soon in corporate in an organized movement against the Hartford Life as the bulls eye, and pretty much all other life in surance companies as the rest of the target.
 The meeting was held at Kilborn Brothers office and these officers were elected:
 President-George F. Kilboin, | Vice president-S. K. Jones. | Secretary and treasurer-C. r. Bates. Executive eommittee-George r. Kil- born, Benjamin H. Kilborn, s. K. Jones. George Merwin, James F. Goodwin and | c. F. Bates.
 | This executive committee will draft constitution and bylaws and present the same for adoption at an adjourned meeting to be held Friday evening, to which all men holding life insurance policies, no matter in what company, are cordially invited, especially those persons holding policies in the Hartford Life Insurance company. The name Of the association was decided upon at the meeting last evening. It is to be known as ''The Life Insurance Policy Holders League" That is intended to embrace stockholders in all companies. Leagues are to be formed to combine in associa- ton with the home league. It is eX- pected by the projectors that within year there will be 5000 members enroll ed in the state.
 The objects of the league are to fix equitable rates of insurance, to insure prompt and full payments of loss in case of death, and to obtain equality among policy holders. The objection to the Hartford Life Insurance company, as set forth by the organizers of this league, is that the assessments of the policy holders are unjust and unequal; that they are denied proper and full in formation regarding the erstanding of the company; that, as individuals, they have failed to get satisfaction concern ing assessments and charges; that they have failed to receive that consideration to which they think they are entitled; and finally, that they hope by united action to obtain what they consider to be their rights. d1
 The following constitution will be of fered for adoption Friday night;
 Constitution of the Life Insurance Policy Holders League:
 Article 1--Name.
 The name of this association shall be the Life Insurance Policy Holders League.
 Article 2-Objects.
 First--Just and equitable rates and charges.
 Second-Just and prompt settlement in case of death.
 Third-Representation and protection on all legislation affecting our interests. Fourth-1nformation of any and all kinds relating to our policies and the relation of policy-holders to company.
 Fifth-1nformation concerning new policies issued from time to time and right of old policies entering or changes to new policies of greater benefit
 Sixth-All knowledge of and about the companies that affect all policies and policy-holders of all companies,
 Article 3-Membership.
 Any poicy-hoftler of life insurance or any one eligible to become a policy holder, may be a member of this league.
 Article 4-Offfcers.
 First-.-The officers shall be presi- dent, vice president, secretary and treasurer who shall be elected annually by ballot.
 Second-These officers shall perform the usual duties of such officers and shall hold office for one year and until their successors are chosen
 Article 5-Executive Committed.
 There shall be an executive committee consisting of one member from each town where there is a league organized of ten or more members.
 Article 6-Dues.
 Dues of the association shall be a year payable in advance
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