Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 3 | May Cut Burden of Compensation

SALT LAiS' LAiS LAKE LAIE E TELEGRAM 1 AM AMMAY MAY CUT BURDEN OF COMPENSATION Rates Under Discussion by Commission Workmen's compensation rates as affecting charges made by the insurance insurance ance carriers and which are to become effective in Utah on on and after atter July 1 were discussed at a conference In the offices of ot the state industrial commission commission commission commis commis- sion Tuesday William Leslie consulting consulting consulting consult consult- ing actuary for tor the Utah state insurance fund and for tor the California state compensation compensation compensation com com- insurance fund was in at at- The purpose of the conference is to see if it the burden which the industries of ot the state now carry in the way of rates rutes to insurance carriers cannot be reduced materially Facts and figures were presented to the Industrial commission commission commission com com- mission upon the part of ot the carriers as also upon the part of ot the state In Insurance Insurance insurance In- In fund likewise a n carrier and these will be taken under consideration by the commission in the formulating of ot a scale of ot rates to be charged the industries of ot the tho state by the insurance carriers Efforts were made to have the conf conference conference con con- f ference rence postponed several requests beIng being boIng be- be Ing received by wire but the commission commission commission commis commis- sion declined in view of ot the short time which It will have to make its rates for forthe forthe forthe the ensuing year