Accident Manual

Accident Manual June 22nd, 1897; The Canadian Railway Accident Insurance Co.; Ottawa Ontario, 1897. Ontario Printing& Binding Co. From the introduction – This manual, from and after date, will be the guide both of Solicitors and Recording Agents in transacting the Accident Business of this Company, subject only to modification or change by special instructions from the Home office of a later date. Destroy all manuals of previous date. A. A. Henderson, M.D., General Manager. The company was incorporated in 1894 and commenced business in 1895. While it is called the Canadian Railway Accident Co., the book lists occupations, risks and limit of risks of every conceivable job in Canada. Occupations listed includes acid maker, actor, actuary, advertising agent, agricultural implement maker, apothecary, and so on for hundreds of job descriptions. The most common levels of risk are from $1,000 to $3,000 with the highest of $10,000 for a position such as General Manager or Superintendent. And then there are listed premiums for the various categories. An extremely rare little volume that should be of interest to collectors of railway material and insurance material. This small format book, 109 pages is in very-good condition.