X        REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.
WISCONSIN FIRE INSURANCE BUSINESS.
The amount and character of the business transacted in the
state by fire insurance companies, during 1912, is shown by the
following table:




No. of
compa-
nies.


Net
amount
written.


Net
premiums
received.


Net
losses
incurred.


Ratio of
net losses
incurred
to net
premiums
received


Wisconsin Stock                     5     $55, 973, 0961  $585,368.61   $167,220.87
      28.6
Stock   11'ire of other                      .
states ........      ....       102      439,328 175   5,037,687.26   2,045,
196.57     40.6
Lloyds.........18..........        I          .540,931     35,518.83    
 8,284.66       23.4
F#oreign Fie ..............       3        146,528,2591 1,578,860.21    
568,989.92       36.5
Foreign Marine..........           6        62,233, 7071    39,152.28   
  14,965.10      38.2
Wisconsin Mutuals....               6      . (  10,840,073'  99,159.41  
  54,258.73      54.7
Mutual Fire Companies
of otherstates ..........        24       15, 151i, 135  154,562.42     
95,098.21      61.4
Inter-insurers ............        1           362,843      6,753.31    
    638.35       9.20
J'otal    . .   ....         177     S738,960.819 $7,537,062.33 $2,954,652.41
        39.2




FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Monthly receipts of the Department of Insurance for the year
ending Dec. 31, 1912.


January .      .......................................    $38,869.65
February   .........       ...........................    254,570.28
March   ..........      .............................     592,632.30
April .     .........................................      41,054.13
May .      .........................................         2,056.29
June   ...............................................       2178
June.2,107. 87
July .      .........................................        3,372.40
August .      .......................................        1,201.44
September   .........       ...........................      3,424.77
October .............    .................                  4,296. 88
November .                                                   2,403.09
December    ..................     ...............    .      5,877.78
Total .     ..................................    $951,866.88


Expenses of the Insurance Department for the year 1912.
Salaries  ......................................  $  2  6,18  0.  0  5
All other expenses, including postage express, tele-
graph, telephone, printing and stationery ........  10,344. 52
Total .......... .,.,...                 $36,524.57