The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-02
Life Underwriters Banquet.

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many meetings OF insurance agents both
in America and Canada, but l do not
recall any gathering of d similar nature
that gave me much general pleasure
and food for thought as yours OF to-
night remarked an eastern insurance
man at the conclusion or the annual
banquet OF the Utah Association OF Lie
Underwriters at the Hotel Utah on sat
urday night. The speaker was on his
way to the coast, and noting in Salur-
days Tribune that the banquet was TO
be held, concluded TO stop over and
attend the function. The remark was
made in the presence of win q. Farrell,
secretary of the Commercial club. and
a number OF other well known local in
surance men.
Farrell, ''And just think" continued
tho secretary. who had previously ad-
dressed briefly The banqueters on N
first entered the business more than
fifteen years ago, "of the cnapge that
has been brought about in less than ten
years, and it is due to no other cause
save tho one Of organization and gettlhS
together. Why, when | first started out
TO sell life insurance, agents OF compel
ing compa MES looked upon each other
as deadly enemies, and one Fellow woolu
have his knife out for the other fellow
at the slightest provocation. Contrast
conditions OF those days with the one
you have witnessed tonight, when tle
general agent the manager, the superin-
tendent, the office man and the field
man, representing different companies,
car meet as they have this evening IKE
members Of one family. and then you
can form an idea what association work
means and what the ASSOCIATIONS are
doing for the uplift OF the insurance pro-
fession In the state OF Utah
REPRESENTATIVES OF the following lie
companies were at the Saturday nights
banquet Aetna Beneficial, Columbian
National. Continental Life. 5qultabie. In.
termountain Life, Metropolitan. Mutual
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Vermont, New York Life. Northwestern
Mutual, Penn Mutual, Prudential. Trav-
elers, Union Central, Western states
Life. Three. casualty companies have
as follows Guardian Casualty. Thomas
W. Sloan, secretary; Fidelity and Casual
ty, George W.. Peck, manager, and the
manager. In addition to the active and
honorary members OF the association,
large number of fire. casualty and sure
ty underwriters were present as specially
All OF the speakers were happy In the
handling of tho subjects assigned them.
and Attorney L. M. Ellison, the toast
master proved himself an adept at the
business,
In responding TO the toast, Insurance
"a Mayors Viewpoint" Mayor Park de-
clared Salt Lake City to be the healthiest
"Thls is no idle boast" he said ut
is a matter OF statistics and thus we
have discounted one OF the best stories
life insurance agent can tell his UNI
suspecting victim"
The mayor also said that the govern
ment OF Salt Lake was absolutely in
sympathy with the cause OF life insur-
ance. for the reason that each depart
mcnt Of the municipality was trying TO
do It's part in rendering substantial aid
the department of public safety IN
the prevention of fatalities from the
accidents of disease. crime or conflsgra-
ton: the health department In supply
Ing pure milk and the quarantine OF dis
infection OF contasious diseases: the fire
department In an endeavor to put down |
the fire hazard; the police in minimizing |
crime,
'':rhcse labors. my friends continued
Mayor Park, "are all directed TO protect |
your risks through enabling our inhabit-
ants to 1--we TO ripe old age, and. in
stead OF figuring upon the actuary's tables |
natural causes. reduce the percentage
Of loss and therefore increase your
profits. These things being ac-
complished, it necessarily follows that
each merchants business Is better that
our city will grow with rapid strides and |
that only the best Will be attracted within
our gates. and that even the life insur-
ance business will profit thereby"
Heber j. Grant In his Insurance Rem
inlscences." referred to his early ac-
uuaintance with tho officials OF both life
writing of life insurance as the foremost
business in the world today.
The address of Insurance Commissioner
Epseen OF Colorado. who, by the way.
like Commissioner Willard Done. was for
meriy a teacher In the public schools
and university. dwelt principally with
current problems III the life insurance
business.
1.-THE average citizen" said Mr. Ep-
seen, does not realize the vast ini-
portance of insurance In our modern
business economic and private life.
Without insurance, business would almost
be at standstill, industry could not
thrive and the dependent portion of the
population, women and children, would
have but dreary prospect before them
II the father and brend winner should
die"
Speaking ,of the life insurance solicitor. |
the commissioner said that II he was
good man, "and the profession today
knows no other. he combined many
qualities. ''He is an educator" ho de-
clared. FOR he educatcs the public To
the need of thrift, OF protection, of
economy, Of looking into the future and
facing, In vision, old age in death. He
is "A preacher, too, for he breaches the
gospel of insurance; he breaches on tho
duty or protecting those near and dear
and against the death OF the family