The San Francisco call., 1910-10-15
INSURANCE men
TO CALL CONGRESS
Local Underwriters Undertake
TO Assemble Worlds Repre-
sentatives Here i'm 1915

A worlds Insurance congress for
bring here $4,000 to $4,000 persons,
among them the leaders of finance
throughout the globe, is the vast un-
dertaking that the local underwriters
have set for themselves. The project
was officially launched yesterday at a
luncheon at the st. Francis hotel
The proposal was presented by w. L.
Hathaway. Pacific coast representative
of the Mutual life insurance company,
at a gathering of the Life Underwrit-
ers' association of San Francisco. 1t
was given enthusiastic Endorsement,
and President W. j. Bell was empow
cred to name a special committee to
begin work.
The National Association of Life Un-
derwriters has already pledged itself
TO hold its 1915 convention in San
Francisco. The plan is to induce every
insurance association to arrange to
meet here in that year. With this ac-
complished, preparations will be begun
for a great central gathering of the
varied interests connected with the in
surance business. 1t is the intention
to make this meeting SO vital to all
insurance interests that the presidents
and important officials of all the big
companies will find X imperative to
attend.
WOULD BRING MANY HERE
Hathaway said yesterday that he be-
Iieved such a gathering would bring
no less than $4,000 visitors and more
probably $4,000.
The subject was discussed yesterday
and the sense of the meeting expressed
in a set of resolutions These resolu-
tions call for a central organization to
be composed of representatives from
all the local insurance associations.
This will make a general committee OF
about 40 and it is this body which viii
carry forward the work for the world S
congress.
In discussing the subject before the
Life Underwriters association yester-
day, Hathaway said:
Among the associations and societies that
can call TO mind that would readily JOIN US IN
euch an undertaking the Association or lafe
Insurance presidents, the American association
of Actuaries. the Association of l.lfe insurance
Medical Examiners and Medical directors; the
Association of State Insurance commissioners,
the American Association of Life Insurance
writers the American life insurance association
and in all probability the Association OF trater,
nal Organizations that issue certificates, and
doubtless many others of equal importance whose
interests we would find were sufficiently ident-
FED with our calling to make it profitable for
them to assemble with US and exchange ideas.
ALL INTERESTS CONCERNED
Now this list contains only those prominently
associa ted with the life insurance, interests,
which after all, in the point of numbers en-
gagged in it is a small part of those who would
be interested. for the fire insurance business
alone would prove an important factor. and
then there are the accident. casualty and a long
list of other insurance interests.
There is another and very important point IN
such an undertaking that would add much 70 the
dement's and magnitude of our fair. / refer to
the course pursued by many of the leading com
where they erected independent buildings for
demonstration and education. predict that the
resolutions which adopting here today
will result in one Of the most permanent and In
huential gatherings this city will have In the
year 1915.