The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-29
Insurance Notes.

Annual reports OF all insurance COM
panles operating In Utah will soon begir
to pour IN upon the state insurance de-
partment.
Frederick w. Cook, brewer, who died
in Evansville. Ind. few days ago car
rled life Insurance policies aggrega tine
S26S, 900.
The Guardian Casualty g. Guaranty
company OF this city has been licensed 10
90 business In the state of Alabama
|, Believing that education OF the public
on insurance matters would remove much
OF the demand for drastic legislation, the
urging that courses in Insurance be Of
fered In tho high schools and colleges.
An English fire insurance authority es-
Inmates that fire losses due to the opera .
lions OF the militant suffragettes amount
to sl.25o.0oo. large proportion Of which
is insured.
The rules Of the board OF fire under
writers or the Pacific coast will govern
the newly organized Guardian Fire In
Surance company OF this city.
The Rev. Mr., James l.. Gordon. a prom
inent divine of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in a
recent address declared that "n mar
riage license and an insurance policy
ought 10 go together"
Hiram J; Messenger. a wel-known ac-
tuary, died at his home in Hartford last
week, aged 5S years. Since 1898 ne had
been actuary for the Travellers At one
time he was instructor OF mathema tics
III sNdPs'r Niis
Some OF the old line life connanies
are not inclined to favor term Insurance
and for that reason arc omitting from
thier new rate books premiums. etc, on
that plan.
Ed Brown & Sons OF San Francisco.
western managers Tor the Globc & Rut-
gers Fire Insurance company OF New
York. have appointed the Rooklidge In
snrance q Loan company OF this city
successor to Agent r. Kempncr. who
resigned on December 10
Two thousand five hundred and thirty
five persons were killed and 1901 In
jured on the railroads OF the United
states during the first quarter of 1918.
and s2S3. respectively, over the same
Tho insurance commissioner for Ohio,
Z. II. Moore. Will resign January / to
resume the practice OF law, His prob
able successor Is William l. Finley. chair
man OF the state Democratic committee
Nashville. Tenn, has passed an ordin-
anco requiring all police officers TO furn-
ish a surety company bond In amount
OF $500. y woman solicitor secured most
OF the business, but her methods are
no license and that she secured the aid
OF two members OF the detective force
to help her land the business
In a decision rendered on Monday last
the United States supreme court sus-
tained the Georgia supreme court, hold
Ing that life insurance policies issued in
Georgia are void II the policyholder in
his application has answered any ma !.
terial question untruthfuly, even though
unknowingy,
Efficiency" is the title OF a little book
let by Forbes Lindsay assistant man
9ger OF the Los Angeles agency of the
Pacific Mutual Life. which is receiving
many complimentary notices. The work
Is for free distribution and may be OBJ
,ained upon applica tiop 10 the company's
home office In Los Angeles.
In error. tho statement was made In
last Mondays Tribune that A. H. B,r-
rell, a former salt Lake real estate man.
was in Portland. Ore, at the head OF a
general insurance agency, whereas, as
Il matter OF fact, the gentleman Is at
present In Los Angeles associated with
the Jones agency, representing the Com
tinental Life of Salt Lake City
Whitney Palache, formerly Joint gem
eral agent for the Hartford Fire Insur.
aDce company at san Francisco and nov
vice president OF the same company. with
headquartsrs in Hartford las been
named by the National Board OF Fire
Underwriters as its member 10 tho Ma
tional Council OF the Worlds Insurance
congress, TO be held AT san Francisco
during the Panama Pacific exposition In
1915.