Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-22
FOUR MILLIONS AWARDED
 IN CONFIRMATION CASES


 4 total of $4,5TS,74As7 was disburs- ed by insurance companies and industrial concerns, or self-insurers, in the past two years ended Nov. last in carrying out awards made by the five compensation commissioners of the state under the workmen's compensation aec, or. voluntary agreements under the act which were ap- proved by the commissioners, according to joint report covering that period which the board of compensation commissioners have submitted to Governor Lake. The total represents an increase Of $223, ,064.o7 over the preceding two-year period.
 Although the period covered by the re- port was marked by an industrial depres- sion, the volume of cases tried by the commissioners were considerably increas- ed
 4 large part of the total of $1.S45,s51.- 56 went for. statutory aid, that is, surg ical, medical and hospital services to in- pured wprkmen.
 The total disbursements for the last three two-year periods were:
 1s16-1s1S .................$3.e .71s.O5 191S-l92O ...'............. 4,355,SS
 The total disbursements by the ;nsur- ance companies for the past three periods including statutory aid. were as follows: Compensation Statutory Aid 1s1S-1S .... $1,169.513.23 s20,841.51 1s1S-20 .... 1,956.s94.2S 1,105, ,22115 1S20-22 .... 2.100,o8O.S9 1860, s6636
 The total disbursements by the self-in- surer for the past three periods, includ- ing statutory aid, were as follows:
 Compensation Statutory Aid 1916-1S1S .... .$556,S21s7 s65$,542.s4 1S18-1S20 ..... TS5,5T9.44 557,SS5.s5 1920-1s22 .,.... 599,4S942 ASSESSED
 The statistics are based on information supplied by, the thirty-eight insurance companies licensed to do business in the state, some of which arc merely subsidi- aries or branches of other companies, and from industrial concerns which are self insurer.
 The insurance companies reported that approximately S14,913 workmen in the state are covered by insurance policies, while the self-insurers are insurers esti- mated that 10S.906 persons are insured by them, making a total number of ern- ployes covered in the state 418,s1s.
 These figures do not include employees Of the railroads of the state which un- doubtedly are the largest employees of la bor in the state," the report says. '"These are neither self-insurers nor insured, while they report to us a large number of injuries, most of these presumably do not come under our Jurisdiction, as they are principally engaged in interstate com merce."
 A decrease of 17,4S0 in the number of accidents occurred from :. the preceding period, the total for the 192o-1922 period being 5S,2e7. From an accident volume standpoint, the 191s-192o period was an improvement over the preceding period, the decrease reported being 7,497.
 There was a falling off in the number or voluntary agreements, the total for the period being 16,66T, compared with 21.- O7S for the preceding period, or a de. crease of 4,406
 There was an increase in the number of formal hearings. which in substance means claims that are disputed and tried. or A over the preceding period, Tine total was 2,617, compared with 2,17s for the preceding period.
 The number of formal finds and awards was 1895, compared with a total of .sO5 for the 191S-1s20 period, or an increase of ss0.
 Unlike the previous reports to the board, this report does not contain any recommendations in detail as to aneno- ments to the language of the workmen's compensation act, in addition to those which have hitherto oeen made.