Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-05
Me. Insurance Men
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s, general disturbance in the business.
we hove encountered in varying de-
a.rees The fleets of the general read
.instment OF business. This was
anticipated and generally it has
appeared that Maine has been
less affected because of this re-
enlistment than may have been the
case in some of the sister states OF
New England and of the United
States.
legislation
1921 Is legislative year and legis-
lation of a disturbing nature IS al
ways TO be expected. This year was
no exception although we were for
tunate in having very few matters TO
engage our attention. Our Legisla =
tive Committee cooperating with
the Insurance Commissioner and the
Maine Federation of Insurance
Agents were able to convince the
Legislature that no need existed Tor
the enactment Of legislation anect-
ing fire rates or other matters per-
tanning to fire insurance and at the
same time that laws whose repeai
was proposed should be retained.
Workmen's Compensation came IN
for its share of attention and al
though interested, it is matter In
which our Association can take little
part. AS underwriters. we take care
Of the benefits which the Legislature
in re-
proper for the employer and en-
ployee.
Committee Meetings and Conferences
IN, December last a conference OF
the committees of the National AS
ISOLATION and the officers of the state
Associations was held in New York
CITY. All New England States were
in attendance. Matters OF Natlonai
importance were discussed fully and
freely and 7 am led to observe that
the importance of the work of the
National Association and its active
participation in matters relating 10
the interests of the agents OF TINS
country was very clearly brought
home to me by this conference.
In January a conference of the ex-
ecutiye officers of the New England
States was held in Boston. Its off1-
GERS have organized the New Eng
land Advisory Council" comprising
the President, Secretary and Chair
man of the Executive Committees OF
the New England State Associations
The purpose is to strengthen the sew
eral State Organizations through
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discussion and deliberation on the
problems confronting each other This
January conference adopted a sug-
gestion of the Chairman of the Elk
ecutive Committee of the National
Association and agreed to employ
Field Secretary who should devote
his time to the interests of the sew
eral State Associations; namely IN
field work. His work is to obtain
new members, visit old members as
opportunity permits and generally
strengthen the organization. This
field representative was to be
financed through the several State
Associations and the National Asso-
citation. Your officers hesitated to
assume any obligation Of financial
nature in view of the condition OF
our Treasury and did not join with
the other states until the matter had
been submitted to the Executive
Committee which was done on Feb
ruary 22nd. With their approval, we
tuined with the other states but our
allotment Of a little over $3.50 remains
unpaid. due to want of funds. Future
AL mill ho
carried on through the National AS
sociation. From reports of his work
in New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets, I believe that they considered
him to be very worth while and to
be nearly if not quite self-support-
ing through the obtaining of new
members.
White Mountain Meeting
In July last, Linn D. Taylor
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the Vermont Agents Associa-
ton proposed a joint meeting of the
Associations of Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine at some point
in the White Mountains. Not wish
ing to commit our Association with
out first learning the opinion of its
members, the Secretary sent to you
the card relating to this meeting. The
response was almost unanimous in
favor of this meeting and it was with
regret that We were compelled to
give it up for this year. Mr.. Taylor
on account of military service. could
not give it the necessary attention
and the time seemed too short to en-.
list others. 1t was decided to present
the matter to each Association at its
annual meeting this year and il il
was your pleasure to arrange for a
joint meeting, either the annual
meeting or special meeting, to be
held in the White Mountains. pre-
ferably late June or early July. Al
the meeting of the Vermont Associa
ton, September IA, 1921, their officers
were instructed to get in touch with
the other Associations and if posi-
BILE arrange for such a meeting. The
matter will be taken up at the meet
ing of the agents in New Hampshire
and have no doubt that similar &C.
ton will be taken by them. I wish
to submit this matter to this Asso.
citation for your consideration an6
action.
Financial
Since our last meeting, the Ma.
tional Association has adopted a new
plan of securing its financial support
Instead of a fiat levy on each mem
Der, it has adopted plan of prepar
ing a very careful estimate of it:
necessary expenditures for the en-.