New-York tribune., 1906-12-22
dSURANCE MEN UNITE.
.pc 4NTZE At WALDORF.
o,s Purpose Said To Be Abolitton
of "TScisting."

,..,-ia;ion of LIFE Insurance Presidents
- vas organized and constitution drattea
,-s.' :, fhe waldorf yesterday afternoon Nice-
= -. as representatives o. their companies.
r-, .sritted 20 nemb.rship IN the new assoeis-
81 -v legislative measures that may n.
p.~.ss u.,h a view 20 present publicly reasons
-. abortion or rejection of the Measures, is
= ), ~. principal sims az the new association.
r..s,inr adjourned untl Friday. when it VIII
= Sc constitution and bylaws drafted ysste--
. p-.s,aent Merton % the Equitshle suggested
H-ss..ng several weeks ago
=. - ~. unnamed objects of THE new associa-
!, q ss,d IS the abolition os the practice OF
.-,.,r" whereby agents induce q poiicyholder.
- ss;rsr1ent. 70 transfer his policy from one
80 - another. Cooperative action against
'1s,sBrs' nav he considered also.
~ Morton called the morning session 20 order.
sr,s chairman os the meeting. vIoe-presadent
$50 Q, the New York Life was elected secre-
= ne following committee wss appointed 20
- a constitution and bylaws:
- John ?. Mum. president OF the United States
"a. Insurance Company; Haley Fiske. vtee-presi-
-, a. re Metropolitan Life Insurance Company;
q rsusA president OF the Fidelity Mutual IAfs, OF
rrssslpAis; Joseph A De Boer. president Of the
S.aopaI Lie. ot Montpelier. Vt; DR.. Leslie D.
80 r4os-president of the Prudential Life, OF
..ssrk n J.: J. r Clark. president OF the Union
.-,rsl LIE of Cincinnati. and Mr.. Morton
4. fhs afternoon session the committee reported
, r-ovcssd constitution and bylaws copies OF
s.h we're distributed 70 the officials attending the
r.stng.
re arse4 of TIE suggested constitution states the
,-ocsscons object as follows:
"a u-ornose The welfare OF policyhelde-s
:. ssvenoe TIE interests OF life insurance
- r-eTent extravagance and reduce expenses by
r inisrchs1ge of views on practice among life In
france companies in matters Of general admin
= consider carefully important measures that
5ly be introduced from time 20 time in legislative
g-sss with q view 20 ascertaining and publicly
,.vssatsng the grounds which may exist FOR their
,s~--ion or rejection by the legislature
"a esnsldeT anything that may be suitably mat
W q general concern 70 the life insurance bust
sss
-s lst q TIE companies represented az yestsr-
avs meeting and the representatives are:
Eza LIE, Hartford. Conn. JL-EngIish vtoe-presl-
I'll president; Connecticut General Life, Hart
20 eosHy r Rosst s " EuptinIgtS9n I 81 Prestdsnt'
ID Gaze 2 Tarbeu and George 7. Wilson, vice
Tssiisnts; F1deyity Mutual Lie. Philaaelphis. I.
tuselius Dorenus presi lent: Home Life, New
Is.k george z Ide. president; Manhattan Life,
rs baltimore. ". II Blackford, president: Mas
s.ag::5s Sgrgs5 sgTinE5ssd 5sl Mass I JGhn 4I; Hal
roe frst y1se-Prestaent. and Fourth vioe-Presl-
e s s.gs. s5EanM Mafas Mutual LIE LIE DsssS Ns% = York
a Psasody. president; National e, Life,
Ertpeler VI. joseph A De Boer, pTesi-
Irt and James 7. Phelps. vioe-president:
w England Mutual OF Boston, Alfred D. Foster,
rs-p7ssi6ent: New York Life. Darwin ?. Kings
n kni Thomas A Buckner, v1ce-presidsnts: Provi-
ssa LIE and Trust Company, Philadelphia Asa a.
T.9 president and Joseph Ashbrook. v1ce-presi-
90 Prosd6ent Savings New York. John ".
Frcnsn, secretary; Prudential Life, OF Newark.
D. Leslie .. Ward, Tice-president; Security Sdu-
-zi Life o. BinghaInton- y. Y. Charles " Turner,
-setent state Mutual Life, Worcester. Mass. A.
. Bullock, president; Travellers, Of Hartford,
ec-n. s. c DUnham. president; Union Central
ia Cincinnati, Ohie, j. r. Clark. president;
rslist States LIS, New York. Or. J. p Mum.
rsh.sni
-ssss companies declared themselves n synpa-
ry With the movement, but we're unable 20 send
v--ssntsrtves 20 the conference; The Washington
ia New York; Equitable Life. OF Des Moines. Ia.
sc the Pacific Mutual Life. OF Los Angeles
s,.skng % the purpose6 constitution. Mr.. Nor
4, tssa: The plan IS only tentative. but under IL
De welfare % the polcyholder VIII be the nrst
Eng considered. and next viii come a better and
nrs Uniform practice generally IN NE Insurance.
Zzpsnses e-s 20 be reduced where possible and
FLsts eliminated Tie association viii publicly
present. its views 20 iawTnsking bodies and all
tAsrs wishing light ana information on Hfe IN
Efzaos matters There VIII be nothing about the
EopOsse organization that care 90 keep from
es Fublio"