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Fitzherbert-Brockholes, a member of the A. O. S. Executive 

 Committee, gave evidence, and to which Mr. Tod submitted 

 a memorandum, the Hon. R. D. Denman, Secretary to the 

 Postmaster-General and a director of the Marine and General 

 Mutual Life Insurance Society, became interested in the 

 matter, and was instrumental in obtaining the support of 

 the Hon. A. L. Stanley, M.P., Mr. C. A. Montague Barlow, 

 LL.D., L.C.C., Barrister-at-law, and Mr. K. G. R. Vaizey, 

 chairman of Bevington, Vaizey and Foster, Ltd., insurance 

 brokers. With the assistance of these gentlemen the scheme 

 was reconsidered and somewhat modified. Co-operative 

 and other agricultural societies which had expressed interest 

 in insurance were invited to send representatives to a meeting 

 held in London on December nth, 1907, and a considerable 

 number did so. At this meeting a resolution was passed 

 authorising the formation of the proposed society, and a 

 provisional committee was appointed to carry it into effect. 

 The society was subsequently registered as " The Agricul- 

 tural and General Co-operative Insurance Society, Ltd." 

 and was also affiliated to the A. O. S. Mr. Yerburgh is 

 the trustee for the bondholders, the chairman is the Hon. 

 R. D. Denman, M.P., the deputy chairman Mr. C. A. 

 Montague Barlow, M.P., and Mr. J. A. Eggar, Mr. Rupert 

 Ellis, Mr. W. Fitzherbert-Brockholes, Mr. W. H. T. 

 Hearle, Mr. J. W. Hill, Mr. G. M. Maryon- Wilson, Mr. 

 A. E. B. Soulby, the Hon. A. L. Stanley, and Mr. K. G. R. 

 Vaizey are directors, with Mr. K. W. Hopkinson as 

 manager. 



The principal business transacted by the society is fire and 

 fidelity insurance. The value of the property in respect to 

 which policies had been taken out in 1911 was over 1,500,000. 

 Live stock insurance is also arranged in conjunction with 

 approved agricultural associations and societies. As agent 

 the society is in a position to effect all kinds of insurances 

 which it does not undertake itself, and specially reduced terms 

 have been secured for members' employers' liability risks. 

 Under a re-insurance contract entered into by directors on 

 profitable terms the total liability on any one loss is strictly 



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