The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-08
TWO YEARS
OF INSURANCE
DEPUTY INSURANCE COMMISSION
Err MAKES HIS REPORT OF THE
BUSINESS IN THE TERRITORY.

Deputy Insurance Commissioner q. E.
Smithies has prepared very interest
ing report for Treasurer Campbell, Civ
ing the Territorial insurance business
DUNG the biennial period ending De-
cember 81 1906. The report has been
issued in pamphlet form. During the
period there were 1873 companies doing
business in the Territory as follows.
Fire-(27) American, 20 British Ger
man, / Swedish) g.
Marine-(2 American, 2 British, 2 Chi
niese, Q German, Japanese 3 Swiss) 10.
Life-QO American, l British, l Jap
anese) y.
Accident and Health-U4 American,
2 British) 6.
Burglary-Q American 1.
Liability-U American, British) 3.
Plate Classic American) 2.
Surety-(S American) 3.
Companies by nationality-5O Ameri
can, 30 British, Chinese, Is German,
2 japanese, Swedish, 3 Swiss-1OS.
The following information is culled
from the report:
OF fire insurance the amount writ
ten was $42,73 1926 %, premiums re-
ceived $742, 7O9 OF, and losses paid $124,-
671.6S.
OF marine insurance, the amount
written was $55, $50, $4,000, premiums re-
ceived SAT-, 1881 Al, and losses paid $685.
1852.
OF life insurance, the amount of new
business written was $1,000, SIG sc, pre-
miuns received $147, 69O.O3, renewal
premiums received $S33,351. 2S and
death claims, etc, paid 1898, 262 80.
OF accident and health insurance,
premiums received wkere $24,43 .26 and
losses paid IS, 1856. 30.
OF burglary insurance, the amount
of premiums received were $4,000 with
no losses.
OF liability insurance premiums re-
ceivedwere $9,S2556, and losses paid
$284S.
OF plate glass insurance, premiums
received were $1917.29, with no losses.
Of surety insurance, premiums re-
ceived were $24571 rs, and losses paid
$S11.57
FIRE.
The amount of fire insurance writ
ten in 1905 was $22,359,559, while the
amount written in 1904 was $2O,374 1927
showing an increase in 1905 of $1,9S4,-
S21 70.
The premiums received in 1905 were
1877, 7s2and ii 1904 $864,947O7, showing
an increase in 1905 of $12S14.9S.
The losses paid in 1905 were $2S,456,
and in 1904 $96 215.6S showing that the
losses in 1904 exceeded 1905 by $67, SO.
MARINE.
The amount of marine insurance writ
ten in 1905 was 500, 45OO66, while the
amount written in 1904 was $21, 90, 774.04
showing an increase in 1905 of $11,549,
291. SO.
The premiums received in 1905 were
$26S, 255 and the premiums of 1904 were
$2O7, O76.41, showing an increase in 1905
of $61, 1889
The losses paid in 1905 were $59,40S,
and in 1904 were $2O3,O47. 81, showing
that the losses paid in 1904 exceeded
1905 by $149, 63962.
LIFE.
The total amount of new life insur
ance business written in 1905 was ST.
6S3, O35 with premiums of $69,232, in
1904, the new business written amount
ed to $1,926, 59O66, and the premiums
on the same was SIS, ass .O3, showing a
decrease in 1905 of $243, 555.66 in new
business written and og $9,226.O3 in pre-
miums.
The death rlaims, etc, paid in 1905
were $243, $40, as against $149, 651 80 in
1904, showing an increase in 1905 of
1893, 957 10
ACCIDENT AND HEALTH.
The total amount of accident and
health insurance premiums received in
1905 was $12, $50, and in 1904, $11,6S2 .26,
an increase i'm 1905 of $1067 "a
The losses paid in 1905 were $4,351,
and in 1904 SS,SO5.SO, showing an in
crease in 1905 of $545,7O.
OTHER ASSURANCES.
The amount Of burglary insurance
premiums received in 1905 were $26, with
no losses. No business of this class
in 1904
The total premiums for liability in
scurance received in 1905 were $5,662,
ana in 1904, SO, 66S Sc, showing an in
crease in 1905 Of 81, 99S.44. In 1904 there
were no losses and in 1905 they amount
ed to S2,34S.
In 1905 the amount of premiums re-
ceived for plate glass insurance was
$3.50 and for 1904 $1,O2S.29 showing u
decrease in 1885 of s1S9.29. No losses
i'm 19O4-5.
The total amount of surety insurance
premiums received in 1905 was $16l32
and for 1904 $7,SS9.76, showing an in
crease in 1905 of ss,s92,24 There were
no losses in 1905 and in 1904 they amour
ted to $811.57.