The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-26
News of the Insurance World

, demolsh old shacks that are condemned
as Gre breeders.
William Sexton. for years past general
adiuster OF the iireman's Fund OF san
Francisco has resigned and VIII he Sue
ceeded by Charles c. Thompson.
l.. g. fouse. president OF the Fidelity
Mutual Life since 1873 and known as the
dean OF American life insurance e*ccu-
tives. died AT mis- home in Philadelphia
last week. aged siNty-four
Insurance Commissioner Done has u
censed the First National Fire OF Wash
lngton, D. G, 20 DO business and sp-
proved the appointment OF r. II Peirce
of this city as resident agent.
With record OF nearly forty-four years
in the fire insurance business. Major
George w. r Harper OF LeuoIr y. c. on
joys the unusual distinction OF never hav-
Ing sustained a loss covered by any pol
Icy written in his agency.
Clarence L. raybould. former secre-
tary OF the Wilson Sherman 1nSura nee
of this city. and more recently with the
Dinwoodey Furniture company. is now as
sociated with the King & Groweg agency
In the liability department
1t is thought that the combined pre-
miums iu ali the casualty. sureIy and
miscellaneous companies of the United
States for 1913. VIII go above 10000. .0oo.
Liza abinty insurance did not increase as
much as other lines.
W r. Booth member OF the Griffith,
Booth company. local agency OF Tialispel,
Mont. has been appointed special agent
for the Associated Underwriters. His ter
ritory viii be eastern Oregon, Washing
Ton and Montana.
A rider has been placed on the postoffice
appropriation bin at Washington, author
izing the postmn stcr general 10 lnaugu-
rate 4 surety department for bonding
postal employees Bonding companies and
others arc protesting claiming that II
the plan were adopted 1t would place the
federal government in the insurance bust
ness.
The dollar month accident policies
written by a number OF reputable and
sound casualty companies will. il is be-
licved. be either eliminated or the rates
loss ra ,ios ranging from 100 to l25 per
cent on this class OF business last year,
". L. Hathaway Of San Francisco,
commissioner OF insurance Tor the Pana :
ma Pacific international exposition, VIII
be one of the speakers at the annual
banquet Of tho Utah Associs tion Of Life
Underwriters which Is to be held at the
Hotel Utah on the evening OF February 81,
The Midla nd Casualty Insuranc com
pany has reinsured the accident liability
of the Farmers Life OF Denver under
the latter's lifc policies, which provide
for double indemnity should death be the
result OF an accident.
A compilation OF returns from various
cities showing the number OF persons
killed and injured al fires last year shows
that of firemen ten We're killed and i6i
injured OF other persons. twenty-four
we're killed and fftyseven injured. max
ing a total OF thirtyfour killed and 22l
Injured.
r. A Page. vice president Of the Trav-
elers, has resigned from the standing
committee of the accident section OF the
International Association OF Casualty &
Surety Underwriters. This committee
was given the work OF eliminating the So
called "frills'' from accident policies. Poor
results from the work OF this committee,
is the cause OF Pages retirement.
An excellen, letter appears in the Insur-
ance Field in its Issue for January Is,
from c. +. Duffcmeycr OF Joplin. Mo,
showing what has been accomplished at
that place in guarding moving picture au-
diences against fire and offering a num-
ber OF valuable suggestions.
The United States attorney general has
ruled that all life companies having claims
against the government for refund OF
taxes under the corpora ton tax law must
bring suit TO enforce same. The decision
In the case OF the Mutual Benefit against
the collector OF internal revenue at New
ark, n j., encouraged the belief among
companies that legal actions would be
unnecessary.