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BEST'S INSURANCE REPORTS—FIRE AND MARINE.   23

AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE CORPORATION,
84 William Street, New York, N. Y.

Executive Offices, 1565 Broad Street, Hartford, Conn.

ADMITTED ASSETS, DECEMBER 31, 1919.
Bonds and stocks owned (market value)...   $251, 596 00

Interest due and accrued thereon   397 81

Cash in banks and office    431,379 02
Balances due from companies not over three

months due    112,035 80

TOTAL ADMITTED ASSETS    $795,408 63

LIABILITIES, DECEMBER 31, 1919.

Losses in process of adjustment    $32,751 00

Unearned premiums    266,146 80

Salaries, rents, etc   26 00

Estimated taxes hereafter payable   700 00

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES, except capital.   $299, 623 80

CAPITAL PAID UP    200,000 00

NET SURPLUS    295, 784 83

 

TOTAL   $795, 408 63

GENERAL REVIEW.

History.— This company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York and was licensed on February 7, 1919, with a paid-in capital of $200,000 and $300,000 surplus. Stock, par value $100, was sold at $250 per share, thus providing the surplus.

Crosby, J. T., vice-president National City Bank, New York City.

Daggett, J. M., J. S. Frelinghuysen office, New York City. Ellison, «illiam B., attorney, New York City.

Jones, R. E., president Merchants National Bank, N. Y. Hutchings, G. F., secretary Stuyvesant Fire Insurance

The company was organized a year or more prior to

starting operations by J. S. Frelinghuysen and associates,

but it is now owned and controlled by other interests.

Company, New York City.

Seibels, Edwin G., manager Cotton Fire & Marine Under-

writers, New York City.

Management and Reputation.— It has the substantial

backing of interests identified with the Rossia Insurance

Company of America, the Fire Reassurance Company of

Spycket, Bernard, managing director Fire Reassurance

Company, Paris, France.

Sturhahn, C. F., president of company.

 

Paris, France, and the Fire Reassurance Company of New

York, which is now in process of organization for the pur-

Wiingaard, Aage, general manager International Assur-

ance Company, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

pose of taking over the business of the Fire Reassurance

Company of Paris, France, a similar transaction to that

of the formation of the Rossia Insurance Company of

Stocknolders' Annual Meeting.— Second

February.

INCOME, 1919.

Wednesday in

 

 

America to take over the business of the Rossia Insurance

Gross premiums written    

$540, 332

55

Company of Petrograd, Russia.

Less return premiums    

72,606

32

Carl F.   Sturhahn,   president   of   this   company,   is   also

Total net premiums    

$467, 726

23

president of the Rossia Insurance Company of America and

Interest, etc   

11,414

87

general attorney   in   the United States for the Fire Re-

assurance Company of Paris, France.

Surplus paid in    

300,000

00

B. N. Carvalho, vice-president, is also vice-president of

the Rossia Insurance Company of America and acts as

resident manager   of the Fire   Reassurance   Company   of

TOTAL INCOME    

DISBURSEMENTS, 1919.

$779, 141

10

Paris.

Net losses paid    

$23,511

73

T. B. Boss, secretary and treasurer, holds the same office

Underwriting expenses    

161,322

33

in the Rossia Insurance Company of America and is the

Investment expenses    

313

22

United States treasurer of the Fire Reassurance Company

of Paris.

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS    

$185,147

28

The directors are all prominent bankers. attorneys and insurance company officials of American or foreign companies, and held, as of December 31, 1919, all of the $200,000 capital stock.

The company transacts fire reinsurance only and during

its first year wrote a conservative volume of business with

a low loss ratio and moderate expense for a young company. Its investments are of high character.

Classes of Business Written.— Fire reinsurance only. Territory.— It is licensed in Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., Ill.,

Ind., Ia., La., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mont., Nev., N. H.,

N. J.. N. Y., N. C., Ohio, Pa., Tex., Utah and W. Va. Officers.—President, C. F. Sturhahn; vice-president, B.

N. Carvalho; secretary and treasurer, T. B. Boss. Directors.

Boss, T. B., secretary and treasurer of company. Carvalho, B. N.: vice-president of company.

Cillis, Hubert, president Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York City.

Ratios to Premiums Written.—Losses paid, 5.0%; incurred, 12.0%; underwriting expenses, 34.5%; underwriting loss, 3.5%.

Ratios to Premiums Earned.—Losses incurred, 27.9%; expenses incurred, 80.3%; underwriting loss, 8.2%. Miscellaneous, 1919.— Net losses incurred, $56,262.73; net risks in force December 31, 1919, $47,565,885; net premiums in force, $447,478.32.

Underwriting Exhibit, 1919.—Premiums earned during 1919, $201,579.43.

Losses incurred during 1919, $56,262.73; underwriting expenses incurred during 1919, $162,048.33; total, $218,-311.06.

Loss from underwriting during 1919, $16.731.63. Investment Exhibit, 1919.— Interest, etc., earned during 1919, $11,812.68; profit on investments during 1919, $1,017; total, $12,829.68.

Investment expenses incurred during 1919, $313.22. Gain from investments during 1919, $12.516.46.


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