Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Fire Insurance
National Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. McCague Building.

National Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. McCague building.
The National Mutual Fire Insurance
company is Nebraska organization, and
Is the only mutual fire company author
lied to do business in other states. II is
the successor of the Trans Mississippi Mu-
tual Fire association, organized in 1896.
While the business of the company grew
steadily, early in 1905 1t was thought best
to reorganize the association so as to in
crease the assets and in order that 1t
might go outside the state, thereby form
ing in Omaha a strong company doing a
general business all over the United States.
A law was passed by the legislature
authorizing the establishment of a guar
anty fund enabling these departures and
the doing of business on a cash basis
The articles of Incorporation were amended
and the name changed. Since then 1t out
grew it's quarters and now occupies the
former Union National bank rooms.
The National is not an assessment COM
pany. The plan is to collect the regular
rate of premium and rebate the profits
back, thus retaining the mutual principle
of carrying insurance at cost and at the
same time protecting the policy holders
against assessments and all other liabili-
ties. On December / the total resources
were 1914, 1896. 40; net resources, $273, SS2. 90,
and insurance in force, s11. ,512OO.
The officers are: President, Edward NJ.
Coffin of Omaha; secretary, ]. l.. Mabie of
Omaha; vice president, e. NJ. Bartlett of
Omaha; treasurer, DR.. G. e. Coffin of Uni
versity Place: chairman executive commit
tee. George L. Loomis of Fremont
Columbia Fire Insurance Company.
Home Offices, N. Y. Life Bldg.
The Columbia Fire Insurance company
is fortunate in having some of the
wealthiest men of the state behind it.
Among those are the president, Mr..
d. E. Thompson, now serving as United
States minister to Brazil; l. M. Raymond,
vice president; ]. B. Dinsmore, second
vice president: c.. d. Mullen, secretary and
treasurer; c. o. Talmage, assistant Sec
rotary. and Henry Rogatz, ID. c.. Giffert
j. T. Bressler, Casper f. Yost. II. A. Wig
genhorn and ]. II. Miles. directors. The
company makes the claim that it is the
largest fire insurance company ever Or
ganzed in the west. At the close of 1901
the paid up cash capital was 100000 and
the total resources $5O1,629. During 1905
the resources have increased about 100000
In the first year the premiums written
dIHOuHISu 10 SOo,ooU.oo, III lSUf TO Sol3,4I4UJ
and in 1906 will show an increase of ap-
proximately 100000 The showing GER
tainly is a remarkable one and is due
to the character of the men holding stock
in the concern and the intelligent and &C.
tive supervision 1t has had. Nebraskan.
understand that they do not have to gC
outside of the state to get safe and reliable
insurance.
Nebraska Underwriters Insurance
Company, 1918 Farnam Street.
! The Nebraska Underwriters company, a!
! its name signifies, is a home concern, be
| sides being one whose success has beer
clearly demonstrated. At the close of 1905
according to estimates made the company
had total assets of $4,000, a surplus Of
from $4,000 to $4,000; a reserve of s65,OO
and insurance in force amounting to 3d.
10000. The company was organized II
1902 with a capital of 100000. The sub
stantal three-story brick building located
at 1918 Farnam street, is owned and oc
cupied by the company as their hom'
Office. The company has a representative
in every village and town In the state
and it justly deserves and is receiving
liberal support from the people of Ne
braska, who are loyal to the principle o
home patronage. The president of tn
company is w. C. Sunderland; vice presi
dent, Arthur b. Jaquith; vice presiden
and secretary. NJ. F. Funkhouser; assist
! ant secretary, w II. Ahmanson.
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection ant
Insurance Co.. McCsgue Bldg.
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
and Insurance company is represented fl
Omaha by w. s. Curtis, special agent
The business of this company is increasing
annually with the development OF tn
city and state. The Hartford company
a very strong one.
Aetna Insurance Company of Hart
ford, Conn, Room New York Lif,
Building, and 1902 Farnam Street
The Aetna Insurance company OF Hart
ford is one of the strongest fire insuranc
companies of the United States, havin
cash capital of 100000 and admitte
assets OF over 100000. In the eighty
six years OF it's existence 1t has paid owe
| 800, 600 in losses. From Omaha il ope
rates its northwestern department w. +
| Wyman is the general agent and w. I
| Hartford the assistant general agent. OF
fees are maintained in the New York Lif
building.
The sole agent for the company in Oman
is John w. Robbins, who has Offices a
1902 Farnam street. He has been in thi
business since 1885, and has had a crafty
ing success as we'll as in the real estat
business also. The company is also repre-
sented by T. j. O'Neil in South Omaha an
by Ohio Knox in Council Bluffs.
German Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pnny, Home ONCE 1905 Fsrnam.
The German Mutual company was one
the first to demonstrate that a strong an
prosperous fire insurance institution coul
be built up in Nebraska without going ou
side the state for capital or resources
any kind. 1t was organized In 1896 and II
growth has been steady, increasing in ever
way year by year. The officers are: Pres
dent and treasurer. ], E White; vice pres
dent. John Wall; secretary, c. w. Hick
and assistant secretary. r. p. Cowder!
All OF these are men well known and tho
oughly respected for their integrity an
business ability all over the state In II