The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-15
Insurance Notes.

The San Francisco Life Insurance COM
pany has been admitted to the state OF
Washington,
The, New World Life of Spokane is
branching out and has jusi Ipplied for
admission to the state Of IO,.L.
Nevada has a law, effective this year.
and regarded with favor by insurance
companies, making an attempt at SUI
state Denltcntlary.
Columbus (Ohio) policeman discovered
an automobile on fire and no water
handy. He rushed into saloon, called
for bucket OF beer and, throwing 1t
on the blaze. saved the machine.
George Hale. fire and water commits
sioner of Kansas City. Mo. spent a few
days in Salt Lake last week, He visited
with Fire Chief Bywater and was warm
in his praise of the efficiency OF the
city's fire department..
. According TO report at hand there were
400 sane Fourth" cities In the United
states TINS year The movement, as
started a Few years age. has accumulated
Irresistible momentum.
A. c. Wegncr. the anti-rebate crusader
OF Chicago has filed four additional
suits, charging companies and their
agents with giving rebates.
Alma II katz formerly of this CITY has
been elected an alternate TO the annual
convention OF the Association OF Life Tn
derwrlters at Memphis in October. rem
resenting the state OF Oregon. Katz Is
EeheTai agent Tor inc mutual Life of New
York,
The New York Life has sent q blank
to all OF its agents asking them TO write
the company what each considers his
best and most successful argument used
in canvassing work this year. Out of tho
replies ten OF the most practical will bc
published In the company's bulletin
The new city administration of Denver
IL considering the advisability of cancel
ing all IRE Insurance on city property and
LII nnN Il
iums as the nucleus of an insurance
fund
The Universal Life and Accident In
| snranee company of San Francisco has
the organization of the company has
practically bccn abandoned. The com
pany was incorporated with an author
lied capital Of $4,000 carly in the pres
| ent year.
The Illinois insurance department has
revoked the license OF c.. H. IIoffstadt
Of Chenoa. an agent OF the American
| Central Life of Indianapolis, at the re-
quest OF the company, IL having been al
| Logged that he had sought insurance ON
the lives OF fictitious persons.
The supreme council of the United
| Commercial Travellers has decided to stick
| TO the assessment plan Of Il certain sum
per month from each member for the
| accidental death or injuries of q policy
| holder The rate proposed was SIS as
| annual dues. but the ma ioritv of the
council decided to stand by The assess
| ment plan.
b. NJ. Rasmussen, United States consul
at Bergen. Norway, has made n report
on the operations Of the sick insurance
| law In Norway. The law did not become
| effective until July |. 1911. The law
| embraces all wage carners and public
servants over fifteen years of age 4
copy OF the report can be had by applca-
| tion to any OF Utahs delegation In con-
grcss.
a. ". Thornton and Edwin Panish,
| Joint managers OF the Pacific Coast de-
| the Niagara Detroit Fire Underwriters
announce that oh january i. 1913. they
will sever their joint m8nagershIp for
| tho companies named, II being the wish
OF the officials OF the Niagara to operate
4, Independently of the London ON the Pa
| cific coast.
| Three former officials OF the National
! Protection Association OF Williamsport
Pa, have been sentenced 10 the peniten-
| tlary in solitary confinement ut hard
labor for six months and made TO pay Il
| fine OF $1,000 for selling tho concern 10
| New York men with full knowledge that
| tho assets We're to be dissipatod and tIe
pollcyholders defrauded,
George w, Ritter, assistant secretary OF
| the Allemannia Fire Insurance company.
| one of the old strong companies OF Pitts
! burg. spent Friday and Saturday OF lost
| week in the city In company with repre-
| scDtatives of Windsor q Company Mr.
| Ritter expressed himself as greatly plea scd
| with the progress Of Snlt Lake and its
| tributary region and the business results
| his company had experienced