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...announced from Geneva that an insurance policy-the first ever to be be taken out by the League-on the lives of the personnel of the commission had been underwritten by Lloyds. The premium cost $70,000. Lloyds, however, would insure only against murder and death by sickness in $200,000 policies ; they would not touch accidents, sickness, burglary and flying risks; and if they would not, no other insurance company will...
...expect to make a public offering of the stock shortly. This is said to be the first time in the history of U. S. business that Wall Street bankers have taken over an advertising concern, and also the first time that shares in such a business should be underwritten and sold to the public through the Wall Street markets...
...looked to for about $100,000,000 to finance the German part of the plan, but that amount of bonds has long since ceased to be considered a particularly large operation in Wall Street. Financial men privately state that the American share of the bonds has been practically underwritten already. The question of how readily the underwriting syndicate will be able to sell them to the American public, however, remains to be seen. For this reason the terms of the loan are awaited with great interest. An attractive offering is generally anticipated. It is sometimes said of J. P. Morgan...
...venture is underwritten by a committee, headed by George Gordon Battle, including E. F. Albee, Clement M. Biddle, Joseph P. Day, Haley Fiske, W. A. Harriman, Arthur Curtiss James, Robert Underwood Johnson, Elmore Leffingwell, Franklin Simon, Addison Van Tine, Frank D. Waterman, Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, Mrs. A. C. Bedford, Mrs. John O. Cosgrave, Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James, Mrs. Medill McCormick, Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany, Jane Cowl and Evangeline Booth...
...particular cases in hand. The neutral arbitrator, if he has the ability and inclination, may in the course of his work by discussion and education establish standards of justice and fair dealing in the employer-employee relation acceptable to both sides. These may form a sort of underwritten constitution of great practical influence upon the harmonious operation of the enterprise. The possibility of disputes and conflicts is greatly reduced when the parties, acting in good faith, gradually approach agreements in their beliefs as to what is right and what is wrong action...