INSURANCE CONFERENCES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 798, 22 April 1910, Page 8

INSURANCE CONFERENCES.

HEE UNbERWEITEKS tJ MEET. : '" The annval conference' of the Fire Underwriters' Association of New Zealand met in Wellington yesterday, the business being concluded late in the afternoon. The proceedings were not open to the press. It was not decided to raise rates. Mr. James Kirker (general manager of the South British Insnrance Company) presided, and the following offices were represented:— • .

Alliance, Mr. W. D. Meares; Atlas,.Mr. L.Bose Jaggar; Australian, Alliance, Mr. A. E. Kernot; Comniticial Union, Mr. C. A. Bwen; Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Mr. E. W. ■Brown; Guardian, Mr. E. J. White; Liverpool and London and Globe, Mr. C. J. Cooper; London and Lancashire, G. T. , Mason; National, of New Zealand, Mr. H. E. Williams; New Zealand, Mr. J. Buttle; North British and Mercantile, Mr. A. H. Miles; Northern, Mr..A. P. Kattray; Queensland, Mr. D. A. Abercrpmbie; Norwich Union, Mr. C. M. Tanner; Phoenix, Mr. E. M. '. Simpson; Eoyal Exchange, Mr. 0. B. Bendall; Eoyal Insurance, Mr. A. D. Cook; Standard Insurance, of. New Zealand, Mr. Thos. E. Fisher; Sun, Mr. F.: H. Pickering; United, Mr. J. S. Jameson; , Vic ; toria, Mr. James Edgar; Yorkshire, Mr. J as. Birchan; Union Mr. J. G. Eeid; Ocean, Mr: C. H. Montefiore; and Mr. B. S. B. Fletcher, (secretary). , A conference of representatives of accident insurance offices will be held- today, and will be attended by practically the same members.

Mr. C. A. Ewen (Commercial Union) otII preside. ■ The conference will i be closed to the press. i - - ' ■ -. ' : :