The following returns of business failures in the United States were published by Bradstreet's, the leading American periodical devoted to business statistics: BANK AND TRUST COMPANY SUSPENSIONS IN TWENTY-ONE YEARS. *This company has ceased to write fidelity and surety insurance. † Capital impaired. In hands of receivers. 8 Chicago Bonding and Surety Company has consolidated with the Prudential Casualty Company, of Indianapolis, Ind., and will file with the Treasury Department its statement showing an increased capital and surplus. EMBEZZLEMENTS IN 1916 The following statistics of embezzlements in business and public service in 1916 in the United States were prepared by the bonding department of the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York: 1916. Increase. 462,054 430,617 *31,437 652,847 1,464,540 1,593,928 129,388 150,888 144,550 *6,338 287,596 224,462 *63,134 232,859 74,162 *158,697 *115,896 PREMIUMS AND LOSSES OF COMPANIES REPORTING TO THE NEW YORK INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Accident and health. Fidelity and surety. Steam boiler and fly wheel. Totals.. 305,774 3,010,230 303,310 7.7 .$137,657,751 $66,812,960 48.6 $168,403,201 $76,685,827 45.5 149,038 67.3 Read THE WEEKLY UNDERWRITER For Workmen's Compensation Information No other publication in the world has a more highly developed department of workmen's compensation information. A weekly digest of the rulings of industrial accident boards and commissions covering every workmen's compensation State, is supplemented once a month by a digest of the decisions of the higher courts on workmen's compensation matters. Special, convenient and detailed information on matters of current news interest in the compensation field appear from time to time. FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE THE WEEKLY UNDERWRITER 80 MAIDEN LANE NEW YORK California, San Francisco. Camden, New Jersey. Central States. Century, Edinburgh. Colonial, New York. Columbia, Jersey City. Columbian, Indianapolis. Commercial Union, New York. English American Underwriters. Fireman's Fund, San Francisco. German American, New York. Globe & Rutgers. Guardian, Salt Lake City. Hamilton Fire, New York. Hartford Fire, Conn. Home, Hawaii. Home, New York. Indemnity Mutual Marine. Insurance Company of North America. Independence. Philadelphia. Insurance Company of State of Penna. Iowa Manufacturers. Liverpool & London & Globe, New York. Liverpool & London & Globe, England. London & Lancashire. Mannheim, Germany. Marine, England. Maryland Motor Car. Massachusetts Mutual Automobile, Boston. Massachusetts Fire & Marine. Mechanics & Traders, New Orleans. Mercantile, New York. Merchants National, Chicago. Michigan Commercial. Milwaukee, Mechanics, Milwaukee. National of Hartford. National Ben-Franklin. Nord-Deutsche. NOTE.-Most marine insurance companies, American and foreign, write automobile floaters, in addition to those specified above. Casualty companies writing automobile coverage, liability, property damage, etc.: |