The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-05-15
ANYCHANGESIN
INSURANCE LAWS
,THiRTY.sIx MEASURES INTRO.
pUcEp At RECENT sEssIoN
or LEGISLATURE.
ABOUT HALF FAIL TO PASS
Every Effort TO Get the Worsmsn's
Compensation Law Amended 10
psfsatsd-eIs List Of Bills
10 Announced.

10 Announced.
Lansing. Perhaps no particular line
Of business was 30 interested In meas
lres Affecting Its line a. insurance
companies during the recent session
Of the legislature.
Thirty-six measures were introduced
and about half failed to pass. Efforts
TO get the present workmen's compen-
sation law amended proved futile and
the law stands as It did before the SEES
sion, the house members killing every
amendment which was passed by the
senate
For the benefit OF those interested
in insurance measures the following
digest of insurance laws introduced
ut the recent session and how they
were disposed OF Is given:
The following bills we're passed:
Senate bill IL. Ogg-Provides fra
ternal beneficiary societies must adopt
q ritual.
Senate bill 81. Fitzgibbon-Re-
quires agents to make an application
for license from insurance COM
missioner.
Senate bill 81. Permits
that pro rata or average clause must
be attached to all standard fire poll
cies and gives the form to be used.
Senate bill 49,. Fitzgibbon-Regu-
lates manner In which fire insurance
companies operating in Michigan shall
conduct their business.
Senate bill 81. Fitzgibbon--Permits
insuring of railroad conductors and
engineers and officials. for loss of po-
sition arising from discharge or re-
tirement
Senate bill 90. Tripp-Provides for
incorporation of mutual mercantile
IRE insurance companies.
Senate bill 124. Walter.AC Changes law
to insure motormen of electric lines.
Mutual protective law.
Senate bill 1872. Taylor-Provides
life companies Of Michigan may invest
in home office building in proportion
70 assets.
Senate bill 227. Walter-Prohibits
life companies from securing sigma
lures to petitions for submission OF
proposed amendments to the state
constitution.
Senate bill 244. walter-Revises
laws relating to state fire marshal.
Senate bill 262. Foster-Permits
Michigan fire companies to do ma
rine insurance business and ocean
risks.
Senate bill 26S. Morford-Adminis-
trative changes in accident fund ad-
ministration by state insurance COM
missioner.
Senate bill 2s1. Fitzgibbon--Anti.
discrimination bill prohibiting discrim-
fnation under workmen's compensa-
tion law.
Senate bill 382. Barnes-Provides
for incorporation OF burial beneit
companies to incorporate with capt.
tai stock Of $4,000.
Senate bill 1856. Roberts-Permits
mutual companies to do q general
liability business.
House bill 70. Rice-Provides for
organization and supervision of FIRE
Insurance rate-making bureaus.
House bill 102. Ashley-Substitute
by house bill 342. Permits accident
fund Of state insurance department to
write medical and hospital.
House bill 257. Nank--Permits mu-
tual companies to do general auto
mobile Insurance business.
uouoo htI1 ono nol,vnv D-~usS~.
adjusters for compensation insurance
to make application and procure IL
cense from the state insurance de-
partment, fee of 81.
The following bills were killed or
died in committee:
Senate bill Sc. Deland- Gansser-
Substitute for workmen's compensa.
ton bills. Provided that many changes
be made in workmen's compensation
law. Passed senate and killed In
house in committee of whole.
Senate bill SO. Straight-Provided
allowing any company to write liquor
bonds. Michigan Bonding company
now has entire business. Died in
liquor committee Of senate.
Senate bill 1913. Foster--To permit
mutual insurance companies other
than life to solicit business by CORE
spondence. Died in senate insurance,
committee.
Senate bill 204. Hanley Required
members Of Industrial accident board
TO devote entire time to their duties
and reside in Lansing. Died in labor
committee OF senate.
Senate bill 2S4. Murtha-Provided
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