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Show Insurance Companies That Resort to Unscrupulous Un-scrupulous Methods Milwaukee Aug 22 Several Industrial, In-dustrial, health and accident Insurance Insur-ance companies were severely criticized criti-cized by President Joseph Button, of Virginia, In his annual address today before the forty-second national convention con-vention of State Insurance Commissioners. Commis-sioners. President Button said that an Investigation Inves-tigation by a commlttoo of fourteen or fifteen companies doing a health and accident business, resulted In disclosures disclos-ures that were shocking in the extreme. ex-treme. "Instead of basing the adjustment of claims on equitablo principles," said Mr. Button, "some of the companies com-panies examined resorted to every form of trickery and deceit and even to theft to escape their honest obligations. ob-ligations. This was all the more outrageous out-rageous In view of the fact that these frauds were porpetrated on the poorer classes who, in the very nature of things, bhould be given every possible protection. "As the committee which made the investigation has Its report nearly ready, 1 shall not anticipate tlin remedies they will suggest for tbe conditions disclosed, but I expect to say that It is encumbent on us to root theso companies out without mercy " President Button pointed to the success suc-cess of the uniform bill for the regulation regu-lation of fraternal companies, commonly com-monly known as the "Mobile bill." which he stated had been adopted by thirteen states. He also Spoke in advocacv of civil service in connection with insurance F bureaus. |