The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-31
Insurance commissioners of
Various States Discuss New
Legislation.
SALT LAKE IS CANDIDATE
FOR CONVENTION H0N0RS
Determined Effort Will Be
Made to Bring National
Gathering West.

willard Done, state insurance com
missioner. returned Yesterday from q
swing about the circle Of northwestern
and Pacific coast cities. Mr.. Done
went to Spokane on May II 10 attend
the conference Of state insurance com
missioners held at that place May 20
and 81. The principal action taken by
the conference, said Mr.. Done. was with
reference 20 the enforcement Of the new
law relating 10 fraternal insurance So
cieties. It was decided at the confer
ence that the new law-whieh had been
suggested by the fraterna insurance
societies themselves-would be enforced
with moderation, and In q manner
which will work no hardship upon any
society.
cat our conference" said Mr Done,
"there were represented, by the com
missioncrs OF each the states. Mon
tana, Oregon, Washington. Idaho. Utah
and California. These six states, form
ing the group OF mountain and coast
states, have the new fraternal bill,
There are not more than six other states
in the union that have it. Utah adopt
ed it at the recent legislature. The aim
Of the act is 70 make fraternal insur-
provide for future liabilities as well as
present liabilities. This is accomplished
by providing for a reserve. ~ our con-
ference we were convinced that this re
serve provision would be met within
reasonable time.
''In our consideration Of the frater-
nal insurance matter. we were greatly
assisted by G. T.. Piper, representing the
National Fraternal congress, and TWO
l. L
They gave us some valuable suggestions
and we were indebted to them for their
counsel.
Is Great Empire.
Mr.. Done had a word 10 say for the
great states through which ne passed
or mis- way homeward.
'EIt is a great empire" said Mr..
Done, "one whose resources are unlIm.
tied At our conference we agreed
that ii should be our effort TO stimulate
investment Of insurance funds IN the
west. The western insurance compan-
les. whose representatives | met at Spo-
kane. Portland. San Francisco and Los
Angeles. shared this view, and the pros
pect is bright for a campaign OF invest
meut Of insurance company resources n
osr vast irrigation and building enter
prises.
i-Rcvcrrirg again TO tho Spokane con
ference Mr.. Done said that the commis-
sioners had agreed upon policy Of
closer supervision OF insurance compar-
les whose principal Offices are IN the
west. tThere will OF course be no dis
elimination. said Mr.. Done. ''but We
want 70 be 90 informed as to be in
position to give our western companies
the fullest indorsem ent.
The convention city for the 1917
meeting of the national convention OF
insurance commissioners was SUBJECT
Of much discussion. This convention
will meet in Milwaukee this year. the
gathering 20 be held in August
Salt Lake May Get Convention.
3.The farthest west the convention
has ever been. said Mr.. Done. was
at Colorado Springs two years ago. IT
was decided by the conference that. OF
a right. it should go 70 San Francisco
IN lqI5-the Panama exposition year
but the convention Of next year we ne
ljeve. should also GENE west As can
didafes for convention honors there
arc salt Lake. Portland Seattle. San
Francisco and Los Angeles. II was our
opinion that we should ascertain which
of these western cities mas the better
chance 10 get the convention, and then
unitedIv TO work for that place.
Those attending The Spokane confer
ence were. i'm addition 70 Mr.. Done,
r e Cooper. commissioner OF Califor-
mia; s. 4. Kozer. commissioner Of Ore
gou: John II. Schively. commissioner
OF Washington; II. R. Cunningham, com
missioner of Montana. and l.. j. phelps.
denrtv commissioner of Idaho.
Mr.. Done said the commissioners ar
rived al perfect understanding and
that the utmost harmony should hence
forth prevail among the western states,
so FAR as the insurance departments are
concerned