The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-08
News Of the Insurance World

casualty department Of the National Life,
L. {. A. Chicago has been reelected
10 the presidency OF the American ASso-
citation oi Accident Underwriters. Boyer
was formerly with the General Accident
company OF Perth. Scotland.
The American Association OF Accident
Underwriters has gone on record as Ia
yoTins federal supervision OF insurance.
Declaration 20 this effect was made at
the frst annual convention OF ;he ssso-
ciation held last week in Chicago.
State Insurance Commissioner Willard
Done left for Denver yesterday. where
ne win assist in the checking up OF the
claim department OF the western depart
ment of the Continental Casualty. He
expects 90 be absent from the city for
about a week.
The Insurance Field will issue daily
papers covering the proceedings OF the
National Association of Life Underprit-
ers at Atlantic City. y. j., September l6.
II and is. An entire page win be de-
voted 10 Salt Lake CITY, showing the
upper part OF Main street. and an article
giving tho states resources, by Secretary
Farrell OF the Commercial club.
F. E Francisco. state manager OF the
West Coast Life OF California. has re-
turned from his former home In Ohio
sumo MS regular duties today. relieving
Assistant Manager Ernest Frederickson.
who has been in charge Of the office for
the past couple OF months
Inc laws governing the pay
ment OF claims on account OF suicide In
Missouri are again giving rise 10 reports
that the accident companies operating
there will withdraw from the state. A
recent suspicious death involving 800. 600.
the larger portion OF which was taken
out shortly before the death OF the in
sured, Is the cause OF the present trouble.
Sympathy is extended TO Fred c. Hath
away. local manager OF the Mutual Life
OF New York. whose sister died In Ia
coma. Wash last Thursday following an
operation. Mr.. Hathaway was advised
by wire OF the serious condition OF his
sister and left Immediately for Tacoma
She passed away. however before her
brother reached his destination.
The plan TO inausurate a nation wild c
campaign TO advertise life insurance, ad-
vocated year ago by committee rep
Tesenting the National Association OF Life
Underwriters. has failed A number OF
the larger companies objected to putting
up money for influencing business. claim
ing that they could secure their quota OF
new business without the proposed ad
vertising
The new commission form OF govern
ment at Denver has abandoned the plan
Of having the city carry Its own fire in
surance inaugurated some time ago by
Mayor Arnold. The insurance fund
amounted TO only 500 600, With values az
risk of more than $1,000 900. The pres
ent commissioners deemed the expert
ment too great d risk and insurance is
now being placed in the ordinary way.
The Sons OF Hermann, a Wisconsin
German fraternal insurance order has
retired from business after forty years
existence, The dissolution was the direct
result OF the unwilinGness of the mem
bers to pay the required higher assess
ments. Funds amounting to about $50, 600
will be divided among 400 members. but
a large number OF aged members are
without any insurance and are too old
TO secure Il elsewhere.