Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-12

PIERRE, s. D., Aug. u.-(SpeciaL)- 1.-THE
figures OF the preliminary report Of the
commissioner Of insurance for the business
of the different companies doing business
in the state in 1909 shows mat the people
of the state paid out for all classes Of in
surance. that year s4,s49965.47. This cost
was distributed among the different classes
of companies in the following amounts:
Old line NE ~ 564 26
Assessment and fraternal life... S33OSl.u
FIRE insurance .....'.......'s.....'. Ll6S5l6.B
miscellaneous ...................,.s. U.s. t6S.62
According to the annual statements filed
with the department their cost of securing
and conducting this business for the year
was 1887, 1851, Of which the largest
amount was spent by the oid line life COM
panies. The amount distributed by the
companies Of various kinds were:
Old line life OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S6l9 CSC. SO
Assessment and fraternal life...., 76404.57
Fire insurance ..............,...... bl9Ol610
miscellaneous ........,...s..s..,..... lO2, 15O.H
Payment of Losses,
While the old line life companies paid out
the greatest amount in expenses for the
year, they did not keep up with the other
companies in the amount they paid in
losses the total amount paid out for this
item by all the companies reaching 1885,
$3.50. This was distributed among the diff
ferent companies as follows:
Old line life $3.50, t70
Assessment and fraternal 'life.... j621, 4Ss,ss
Fire insurance .................,..... $40 9S7 u
Miscellaneous ,..s..........s...,...I 253, 967. 20
Total receipts and expenditures were
Total received by companies. 81. "a, S49, 1856 AZ
Total paid, exp. and losses........ 3,064,2S1.A
Balance ........................& 1855, 6752 6
The factor Of dividends returned to the
policyholders by old line life companies is
an item which 1t Is not possible to secure
from the reports which are filed with the
department, and while this is an item OF
considerable importance in life insurance
business, it cannot be given.
The annual report of the state fire mar
shall, which is In the hands OF the printer,
will show the following details of fires and
losses sustained in the state for the year.
There were $50 fires reported, with damages
as follows: .-.s
Total damage to buildings. .$SSe s4s II
| Total damage to contents, .,........ 4142. "a
Total loss ........................s7 O7 ,99l. ii
About four-fifths of this loss was returned
to the owners Of the property through pay
ments by the fire companies which were
carrying risks on the property.
Causes of Fires.
by the report, were from few causes.
The largest single number from any one
cause was 40. which were charged to sparks
from locomotives, with q loss aggregating
$50, O9O.15. The other causes given for the
heaviest losses were:
! Children with matches ..................,4 AZ
Prairie Tires IA
| Gas and gasoline ........................:... "a
Kerosene ............................ 10
n.a1.r fl,.na
year as distinctly incendiary, as against
eighteen for the previous year. In the seven
incendlary fires proceedings in criminal
court were brought, and In each prosecu-
tion a conviction was secured, resulting In
| three sentences to the penitentiary and one
to the reform school. The report con-
tafns many valuable suggestions In regard
to fires which II followed by the public
/ would laraelN denreasa the annual fIrn