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Southern Cross Wp Medical Care Society Record levels of attainment in 1979. an .In his report to the Annual FINANCIAL STABILITY | General Meeting of the At the Annual Meeting, Mr Watson also made | Society held - on Monday reference to the Society's financial stability. Annu. | April 14, 1980. the contributionrevenuesreceivedduringl979wereat. Chairman of Directors, Mr record | eve | o f $18.13 million while the General L. Fl. I. Watson (at left) Reserve had been increased to 55.93 million. < commented on yet In view of the major increases we are continuing I another highly successful >.ee in health care costs, members will be reassure - 1 ' ear ot continued growth, to observe their Society's financial strength’’, he j& / record benefit payments said. - ® J to members, and the . ■ • . y importance of private RESTRAINT IN SPENDING Jpl sector financing in the Mr Watson's report also commented on the mam <Z' $ ficii'ety of health care. calls being made for restraint in State spending or' The following are extrasts public sector health services. Si from Mr Watson's report - "It is likely that there will continue to be a switch of emphasis on the part of many people to private sector health services, further accentuating the OUTSTANDING YEAR need f or an associated private financing structure. “No matter what criteria are used to measure the ' We believe tbat non-profit voluntary healthachievements of the past twelve months, 1979 was insurance provides the most appropriate means of an outstanding year for the Societv. ■ - s •i ’. organising such funding. As ; the pioneers and Bearing in mind that our basic aim is to allow ' • ' ,eacl f rs °I the . movement un-New Zealand, members the freedom “of choice in health care Southern Cross >s readv and keen to playjts role and to help financially when costs are incurred, in tlle hcalth sen ' ices tbe !98()s ' he saldthe most significant achievement was the payment, for the 19th successive year, of a new BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE 198081 YEA! record total of claims. That we were able to » L. H. I. Watson FCA, FCIS increase our payments to members by more than (Chairman) Managing Director, (Retd) 26% - yet at the same, time show a record surplus Northern Building Society to further strengthen our reserve funds -is a dear S.-W. J. Harbutt MBE, MB, Chß, FRCSI indication of the Society's success in 1979.” FRCOG, FRACS, Surgeon I. B. Horrocks LLB, ACA, RECORD CLAIMS PAYMENTS Solicitor T. H. Leys Director “During the year, almost 30,000 members ' ,\.z. News Limited underwent surgical operations in private hospitals. j. \y. p. Macky OBE, MS, FRCS, The Society also financed claims involving more , ' FRACS, Surgeon than one million other hospital attendances or k. n. McNamat, MD (N.Z.), FRCS, FRACS, consultations with specialists and general Surgeon practitioners. F. A. Smith BA ANZIM The Accounts show that total benefits paid to members were $10,909,134, representing well over 76 cents of every' net contribution dollar received 'ArFICERS OF THE SOCIETY - by far the highest reimbursement rate of any p. a. - Smith, BA ANZIM health insurance organisation operating in this Chief Executive country." . . ... . K. L. Moore : . - General Manager (Sales & Marketing) 20? / o OF NATION'S POPULATION D. E. Turner, B Com, ACA, ACIS General Manager At December3l minion ■ (Finance & Administration) last, the total REVENUE™ R L K - enrolled stood at „ Wwl GROWTH Assistant General Manager 595,246, a net gam M D. M. Whiting of some a 4,689 Assistant General Manager during 1979. This ffli fontina? XZ- .'...H BALANCE SHEET (abridged)' continued m As at December 31,1979 unabated since sir m*on HHga 19 _ 8 19 - 5 the balance date »h minion $ $ and lam proud to SW minion naMIM IHO - 9b5 Current Assets flint SK HPO 4,927,462 Investmenls report mat $s million 1,779,140 Fixed Assets 2,246,938 Southern Cross - " ' ' has now attracted B^7 '"" Tota '.' Msels no less than 20% S7 "’" lsn j - "’E“ rrent o Liabte - $5 nsllien KjQ iO Sm 2,71L’,090 Less Claims Provision Ot the entire 2,14a,966 Less Advance Resenue 3,880,451 > national ssmin.on population to its M 5,344,598 Total Liabilities ~270,224 tanks with a ssm.iiion —- Members’ Funds (General Reserve) ' $'5,934,25(1 C l rre k l F.imi„ s2ra " iro " The Society's Accounts were audited'by . excess^f 600 000 " )s . - z t? 731974 tars isrs w.-r isra :97s Kirk Barclay & Co, Chartered Accountants. - ■
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