The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-11
National Convention a Big Success.

State Insurance Commissioner Done
who has Just returned from the nationa
convention Of insurance commissioner:
at Richmond. VT, said yesterday tina
OF view II was the most successful II
the history uf The organization, 1t wa:
the forty-fourth meeting and thirt,
states il all were represented, either by
or by the chief deputy: Said Mr. Done
sensationalism, such as has char
acterized some OF the meetings, and
the commissioners settled down from
the beginning to an earnest .onsld
era tlon OF the subjects before them.
The good people OF Burlington and
the officials OF the state of Vermont.
while extremely hospttable and cor
dial avoided the mistake sometimes
made of providing so much entertain
ment as to interfere with the busi-
ness OF the convention. Just enough
pleasant diversion was afforded by
the hosts of the convention TO relieve
the tedium of continual work; and
the ladies Of the party We're excel
were attending the various sessions
and holding committee meetings.
Every subject treated was given full
and exhaustive consideration. Fra
ternel representatives were present
and appeared before various commit
tees. asking for action regarding
group insurance. They seemed to see
a danger to their organizations in
the attempts OF enthusiastic or III
advised agents OF companies writing
group Insurance to induce officers OF
societies 10 turn them over en- masse
on group contracts. 1t was found,
however. that such attempts had not
received the sanction Of the officials
Of the companies. and that group In
surance was to be confined largely TO
It's original purpose This purpose is
to provide for indemnity In case OF
large numbers of employees OF one
firm, in return for which protection
the firm expects increased loyalty and
better service on the part OF the en-
ployees. AS the entire matter Of
group protection is in Its formative
stage, II was decided to refer II to a
special committee for investigation
an dreport.
The matter OF state rating In fire
insurance, and the consequent ten
dency to work an injustice on states
with low loss ratios and correspond
ingly low premiums. was brought up
by a letter received from the Illinois
commissioner Utah Is greatly inter
ested In this subject. as 1t Is one Of
the states enjoying very low rates
on account OF Its excellent fire rec
ord, Hence II Is very desirable that
states having bad records and high
rates shall not be permitted to legis-
late low rates, and thus place on Utah
and similar states the heavy burden
OF making up losses suffered else
where, This matter was also referred
TO a special committee. and its re-
port will be awaited with interest.
Both In the convention Itself and
in the various eastern cities, an in
creasing and friendly interest is found
IN the affairs OF Utah and the west
In general. Numerous Inquiries re-
gsrdipe social and business condi-
tons here were cheerfuly answered.
and the nature OF the questions indi-
Gates a growing tendency to recog-
nize the present Importance and fu-
ture grea tness OF the intermountain
region. II. as Is most likely, the con-
venton goes TO San Francisco in
1915, we may expect the largest at
tenda nee in It's history. and Increased
recognition of the wonderful west
ern empire, which Is now almost an
unknown region TO many otherwise
we'll informed people In the east