The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-24
INSURANCE
PEOPLE WAGE
WAR BACK
Secretary of National Accident
Society Boastingiy Talks
ABOUT ILLEGAL BUSINESS
Attorney General Strang Issues
Warning to People.
ABOUT ILLEGAL BUSINESS

Guthrie. o. T. Oct. 2s.-Insurance mat
ters in Oklahoma are attracting the at
tention Of the territorial officials. At
tomey General Strang has issued an
otEer proclamation. which is as follows:
To The Public:-The National Accident
Society Of New York is doing business in
this territory without having complied
with the laws of the territory, and the
secretary Of the company says: eve
nave no desire to comply with any laws
of the territory. and do not seek adrnis-
sion TO do business through authorized
agents in the territory We receive, how
ever, very satisfactory business from
that section in which YOU are located,
from PARTIES acting as insurance brokers,
agents or attorneys. we do not care
which. neither do we care whether they
are subject to q fine or not. The states
and territories say: Give us a fee of SO
much and We viii give you a licerse.'
This does not make the Insurance any
better"
It viii be seen that this company is not
only stealing business from this territory,
and thus violating the laws of the ter
ritory, but they dc 1t bosstingly and de-
clare that they do not want to 90 bGsi-
ness honestly in this territory; and at
the same tire state that they are getting
a good business from the territory
through agents or brokers or attorneys
wk0 send them the business and that
they do not care whether these fellows are
liaDle to a fine or not. 1 want to state
70 every person in the territory OF Okla
ho.na who is insured in the company
above named, that he is paying a preni-
am to said company for nothing. The
policy received is not worth a cent The
company is in a foreign state. with no
agent in this territory upon whom service
can be had iC order to institute pro-
ccediEgs TO collect any claim due under
said policy.
/ also want to say that every attorney,
ins france agent or broker who is doing
business for said company is liable 10 q
penal Judgment of 500 fer every applica-
ton that ne forwards to said company.
and that if said Judgment is not plaid
said agert or attorney is subject to ar
rest and Imprisonment until it IS paid
and tlat this Office, securing the CO. opera-
ton of the several county attorneys of
the territory. intends TO nunt such attor-
nevs, insurance agents and brokers down
and bring action against them and Sc
cure q judgment against them, have them
arrested ana Imprisoned until such judg
ment is paid. This office eqUests that the
newspapers OF the territory, daily and
weekly. copy this letter and give I a
Widespread circulation SO that the people
of the territory may not be swindled any
mere by these thieving scCundrels who
live outside the territory and in violation
of law steal business theretrom. Any
company that is dishonest enough TO
steal business from the territory with
out complying with the law is too dis
honest TO pay any claim growing out of
damages under any policy that they may
islie.
This o;ce also requests that the sew
eral county attorne.-s Of The territory
keep watch for attorneys, insurance
agents or brokers who are sending busi-
ness from, this territory to said company
and whenever they find one, bring an ac-
ton against him at once and If any of
said county attorneys need the assistance
and cooperation of this office in so do
ing. all shey have to do is to notify us
and we VIII heartily cooperate with
them Il is due To the people of the
territory of Oklahoma that they be pro-
teCted from these swindlers. Any
county attorney hndirg an attorney, in
surance agent or broker seu3ing business
to said company. a-iH do this Office a IA
vor If be promptly notifies us. This
Office desires to bring a suit against said
company getting service upon said at
torney insurance agent or broker, and
test tire question as to whether such ser
vice is not a good service against said
company I'm our courts. If such service
is held 10 be good this Office viii CO.
operate with Sic county attorneys in the
several counties in bringing suits against
company in amy county from which they
are receiving business In this territory,
So that We may pile no judgments against
said company and bring suit on them in
the state in which SAID company is dom
iciled and recover the 500 penalty in each
and every case
j. c. STRANC. Attorney General.
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