The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
NEWS OF THE INSURANCE WORLD

charged. For ironworkers the premium
based on each 500 OF the payroll is $3.50
for employers liability. $3.50 for public
liability and So for workmen's compensa
ton For mine workers the premium is
SO for employers liability, 81 for public
liability and 81 rs for workmen's COM
pEsednnsation; The Hoo limits OF liability arc
required a diminishing table Of percent
age is offered.
Mob Insurance" Policy.
In England another form OF policy has
been devised. presumably TO meet the riot
and civil commotion hazard. 1t is called
''mob insurance" and Is written for tho
purpose Of affordlng protection to mer-
chants and others against possible losses
through rioting or lootlng by the unem-
ployed, The hazard centers In certain To-
caities, where mob is likely to form.
The parliamentary buildings are regarded
as a sort OF n storm center and the ousi-
ness people OF that vicinity are taking TO
the idea readily The rates run from %
cents to so cents per 500.
Texas Solons In a Farce.
The calling OF a special or extra session
of the Texas Legislature by Governor
Campbell has ended In a farce so far
as the enacting of any new Insurance
legislation Is concerned. and which was
the chief cause OF its assembling. Both
night Of the 18th inst. after hours OF
fruitless wrangling Not to be outdone.
the governor Immediately issued call for
another extra session next month, when
the whole matter that has caused so
much trouble to insurance companies
and their representatives Will haye to
be threshed over again
Insurance Notes.
In order to reduce the expense Of main
tenance while the plant was Idle the Gold
Issue Mill Mining company near Cripple
Creek Colo, cancelled all of Its fire In
surance and on the goth inst, the plant
was destroyed by bolt Of lightning, the
loss being estimated at 100000.
The Salt Lake board OF fire underwrlt-
ers will meet in regular session at the
Comm ercial club rooms on Saturday. sep
tember 3, commencing at ! p. m Presi-
dent Johnson Is desirous of a full attend
ance Of all members. as business OF i'm
portance is to be transacted.
The agency force of the accident de-
Utah. Idaho and Nevada were in Salt
Lake on Friday last. the guests OF Man
agcr 4. r. Cameron. There were ten
agents in the party, accompanied by theiI
wives and sweethearts. They attended
the organ recital at the tabernacle and
were afterwards taken to the lake. where
they enjoyed a bath and banquet III
the ship cafe. Manager Cameron was
voted "a jolly good fellow" by all the
visiting agents.
The Maryland Casualty of Baltimore
which is represented in Salt Lake City
by Windsor & Co. has just been licensed
by the Canadian government TO transact
the following additional lines: Plate
glass insurance burglary insurance and
fidelity and surety bonds. The company
has deposited with tho Dominion govern
ment S225, 900,
The wave of sentiment In favor OF state
regulation of fire insurance rates has
reached the state of West Virginia.
a committee representing the Travel
ers Insurance company Of Hartford. the
Preferred OF New York and the General
Accident OF Perth, Scotland. has been ap-
pointed 10 consider tho best means for
securing the repeal OF the Missouri stat
ute prohibiting life and accident compan-
les from pleading suicide as defense
against payment OF claims.
Salt Lake City during the past week or
so has received considerable advertising
from the insurance press OF the country
on account Of the published tabulatlon
of the suicide statistics. furnished by the
! actuary Of the Prudential, placing the city
second In Increase for 1909 and fifth in
the highest number.
Thomas w Ducllels. special agent for
the Svea Fire Insurance company OF Swe-
den, with headquarters in Denver, Colo.
was Salt Lake visitor on Saturday
last,
c. p. Jones, auditor OF the West Coast
Life, San Francisco. Cal. who enjoys an
! will be in Salt Lake City the latter part
of the present week. Although nothing
definite is known as TO the purpose OF
Mr. Jones's visit. it is hinted that he
view OF making few investments here
for his company,
The Pacific coast agents of the Trav-
elers' Insurance company held their an
nual meeting at Lake Tahoe, Cal, Au-
gust 1870. while the eastern agents Will
meet at Frontenac, Thousand Islands,
September 10.
Fifty-one agents OF the Metropolitan
Life at W1lkesbarre. Pa, who struck for
higher commissions. have been dismissed
from the company's service.
The late Dr r. ]. Hyatt. whose death
occurred asst week. carried Il 600 life
policy In one of the regular old inc COM
panics, which Is left TO his estate,