Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-17
Commissioner Tay-
lOr Received Information
While 10 New York
Stirring Times Over
Suffers Removal and War
Talk In Washington

COLlAIllSSlOIltF u IiSuIdICc w. -.
Taylor, who has just returned to the
capital from an extended eastern Wis.
it, stated that the forty-fourth annual
meeting of the National Convention
of Insurance Commissioners, which
was held al Burlington, Vermont, was
one of the most successful gather.
ings in It's history. Chief among the
many topics considered were those
of Work:nen's compensation, supervi-
sion of agents, classification OF fire
risks and rate-making by the state,
and group insurance. This latter in
novation, Mr.. Taylor said, is being
bitterly opposed by the fraternal hen.
fit societies, who believe there is a
move on foot among the old.line COM
panies to raid the membership of the
fraternals by leans Of the device
known as group insurance. +
"There would seen to be some
slight ground for apprehension on
the part of the fraternal societies."
said Commissioner Taylor, "but on
the other hand, whatever danger
threatens them is largely .minimized
by: the attitude of the supervising Of
flcials in the various states. In re-
cent years the societies have been
struggling desperately to overcome
the evil effect of inadequate rates
and to re-establish themselves on a
sound basis. In this effort the soci-
cites have had the hearty sympathy
and support of the insurance commits
sioners. 1t is only fair to add, how
ever, that most of the commissioners
felt that the fear of the societies OF
an invasion of their ranks by the old
line companies had little basis Of
fact" r.. .
While attendance upon the conven.
ton was the prime object of Mr.. Tay.
lor's journey into the "effete east"
a matter of greater moment, from Il
personal standpoint, was that of oh.
tanning information to be used in
connection with the launching of a
state bonding department under the
management and supervision of the
commissioner of insurance." as pro-
vided in Chapter 1874, Laws of 1913.
This departure in state insurance Is
unique, never before having been IN
dertaken by any. state. Under the
provisions of the law, which was en-
acted by the Thirteenth Legislative
Assembly. the bonding department
will undertake to bend counties, cit
les, towns, townships and school dis.
lricts in any county of the state
against loss by default of any Off .,r.
Commissioner Taylor visited the
insurance department of New York,
and was able to obtain forms OF
bonds, application blanks and general
Information which will be of great
assistance to him in connection with
tie work of establ. sizing the. depart.
!.1Gnt and putting the law into effect.
With the exception of towrSlip and
srNCOl district trea:r rers, each cCun.
~ official Except justice of cne ;eac.,
crd c%onstahle), every assessol re.
quired by law to furnish a bond, ev.
t'y town treasurer, school district
ard township treasurer hereafter
elected must be bonded with :he
stata bonding department.
Mr.. Taylor said that he foui.d con
ditions III the east fairly exciting.
In Vermont. much feeling over the
removal OF a popular official by the
governor of that state was in evil
dence. In New York, the bitter cor.
test between Tammany and Governor
Sulzer was at the bursting point. On
the day that Mr.. Taylor reached
Washington word was received from
President Huerta that John Lind
would not be allowed to land on Mex
lean soil-and the prediction of grim