The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-17
INSURANCE NEWS AND
NOTES

mon during the past two years and have
left their mark upon the companies profit
columns.
g. II. Lermit, Western manager or the
Northern Assurance Company. has been
appointed chairman OF the governing COM
mittee of the Western Union. p. ID. Nc
Gregor, who is the retiring chairman, re-
fused to serve on the committee another
term because of the heavy burdens it i'm
poses and j. +. Downing, general agent
of the Insurance Company of North Amer
lea, was appointed to fill the vacancy in the
committee membership thus resulting.
XXX
Insurance Commissioner Host, of WILSON,
sin, has asked the attorney general for an
opinion as to whether or not holders of
special contracts with life insurance
companies on the board plan" should be
required to take out agents licenses. The
same question has arisen in a number of
other States on the contention that the
holders or such contracts are expected TO
use their influence In assisting the COM
pany to secure business and are thus acting
as agents.
Great preparations are being made for
the annual meeting of the National Asso-
citation of Local Fire Insurance Agents,
which is to be held In Hartford Conn,
next week. AS Hartford is place of great
interest to every man identified with the
insurance business, a large number of
agents In all parts of the country are pre-
pairing to avail themselves of this opportu-
nifty to make the trip to the insurance
shrine under such favorable conditions.
The Great Camp. knights of the Modern
Maccabees, has secured through the SUI
compelling the insurance commissioner to
issue the order a license. The commissioner
had denied 1t license because of the SINH
larity or its name to that of the Supreme
Tent knights of the Maccabees of the
World.
The convention of the leading agents of
the Travellers Insurance Company, held in
Hartford last week, is reported as one of
the most successful of company agency
gatherings this year. Many agents from all
parts OF the United States were present.
xxx
William L. Sheriff., well known to life in
surance men of Indiana, where he repre-
| sented a number of different companies
| has been appointed third vice president of
the Security Life and Trust Company Of
| New York.
The Northwestern National Fire Insurance
| Company has withdrawn from the local
board at Martinsville, and threatens to start
rate war. The other agents are anxiously
| exerting their influence to restore harmony
Incendiaries have been unusually active
in many parts of the country during the
past few months. Oberlin, O., Is among
the heaviest sufferers as $4,000 in losses is
| attributed to this cause in that city.
In the case Of the Aetna Life Insurance
Company involving the right of that COM
pany to write employers liability insur-
ance the State, against which decision
mas been rendered, will appeal.
The German Fire of Indiana will cele-
brate it's fiftieth anniversary next January
and preparations are now being made for a
fitting programme which will be carried out
| at that time.
Robert N Merritt, formerly of this city.
and now secretary of the Des Moines Life
Insurance Company, has become a member
| OF the Des Moines Association of Life I'm
| derwriters.
XXX
G. s. Brewster, of the Redwine e. brew
ster agency, general agents Of the Hartford
Life Insurance Company for Indiana. last
week wrote 100000 policy on a banker of
this city.
1 xxx
Fred r. Thomas & Co., of Cleveland, O.,
have been appointed general agents of the
Sea and Lake Insurance Company for Ohio
| and Indiana.
| The Maryland Casualty Company has is
sued. the first number of 1.-The Budget. ="
which is to be the company paper and will
| be published monthly.
/
been appointed superintendent of the Pru-
dental Life Insurance Company in Fort
| Wayne.
Edward s. Robinson, Of Springfield. ILL.,.
has been appointed agent of the Indianapo-
/ lis Fire.
| j. Vene Dorland. Of Laporte. Ind, has pur-
! chased the agency of d. E. Wells in that
! city