Show I I J f INSuRANCE CONDITIONS DiRE AGENTS DISCUSS VARIOUS v ME METHODS T TO BELIEVE LV SITUATION J They T ey May Affiliate With Wih the Ameri American Aen American I can Federation of Labor President 11 dent Weats Wears a Shirtwaist J j I J jn ug SL Millions for I comfort but bU t not nota nota a c cent nt for style Ie said sad sadI saidI I President PresIdent ort a as as he called led ledI I to order th tb convention of the the National 11 Association of o Jucal cl Fire Insurance f agencies uge cle today taking off of his coat and the metting attired in a af Shirt wl shir t f j The 1 he first frt speaker iker was w Henry Henr H H Put r ram am of oBo Boston 1 q t present Pr nt situation in iu inthe Inthe the he fire fr insurance he said The business today is in a state of I turmoil and sud distress di which we are I i told by veteran underwriters is un unprecedented since the Chicago and Bos Bbs Boston BosI I t ton tires fires fre far too low to pro provide I 1 I vide Ide for tor a normal rate of burning ex expenses e 1 I Jens are ar higher than ever before I I agents are multiplying industrial i agent a Jr I I changes hanges hage are threatening the interests i ii I f of both bt companies comp nie and agents broker brokerages j i ages a s and ad overhead writing are ae under undermining 11 it t t mining the t business busnes of agents agent while I t legislation lg laton promises a revolution in inthe InI int t i i the rate making makin methods which have 1 been ben pursued puru by the tae companies for forI I of a century I N I He declared that in view of the ex ox ordina circumstances confronting t I i f tb b business of lire fire fre insurance as a aI I whole the time was ripe rIve for the ap ai of a 3 fire tre conference commIt byte by the national association the different sections as ai a well wel 1 as city cit eIt and county agents to meet met with similar conference commit tas from the te national board of e writers the te New England Englad f d insurance exchange the erl union the Southwestern Southwester 1 lf association the Wester Western Union i ad and nd the Pacific coast coat board boar during O tober and November for the purpose j 1 of ot discussing and andl if possible formulating 1 lug ing l a upon the following 1 I t subjects Rate legislation compensation tion lion multiple agencies overhead writ writing 4 ing brokerages and trust lines 1 i At this afternoons session George P of the te National Underwriters i associations an address addres The J call al of states was wa then continued and conditions in fire fr insurance circles from fromal all al over the country countr were recited Pr Woo Woodworth worth said sid that the Idea of the suggestion made by Al L of Texas that agents organize and with wih the American Federation of Labor was ia simply for forthe forthe forthe the protection of agents Int from hostile hostle 7 legislation in states where antitrust t laws Jaw are applied 8 pled to insurance organizations t t In tn Texas Te Missouri and ad Arkansas labor Ibor organizations are ex exempt exI r Arka I empt from the te provisions of the anti antl antitrust ant I trust laws and so s the local lol insurance I agents from labor unions The plan plant I t i has ban been successful in Texas Texan |