LONG BUSINESS CAREER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25881, 27 June 1945, Page 4

LONG BUSINESS CAREER

MR F. T. ANDERSON RETIRES - After having served the Otago branch of the Standard Insurance Company in Dunedin for the past 56 years, for 33 of which he has occupied the position of manager, Mr F. T. Anderson has retired. He spent the whole of his business career in the Dunedin office of the company. For the past 33 years he has represented his office on the' Otago and Southland Underwriters’ Association, and for three years during that period he was on the executive, holding ; the office of president for one year; He has also served various terms as the insurance representative on the Dunedin and Port Chalmers Fire Boards.

Yesterday afternoon Mr Anderson was met by the members of the Underwriters’ Association for the purpose of extending to him, and also to Mrs Anderson, best wishes for a happy retirement. The president of the association, Mr H. S. Leith, who presided, made the presentation of a suitable gift in acknowledgment of the long service given to the Underwriters’

Association and to the profession generally by the guest of honour. There was a representative attendance of members of the association, and among the speakers were Messrs A. H. Fisher (general manager of the Standard Insurance Company), C. W. Birch (general manager of the National Insurance Company), J. A. Hey (of the head office of the Standard Company), D. J. Calder (formerly manager of the Phoenix Company), J. H. Duncan (Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co.), J. S. Little (secretary of the Dunedin Fire Board), W. W. Callender (manager of the Royal Exchange), and A. M. Cameron (manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company). Mr and Mrs Anderson will continue to live in DunThe chairman called attention to the fact that the function was a joint one, as Mr G. F. Parsonson, manger of the Norwich Union office in Dunedin, had received notice of his transfer to the Christchurch branch as manager there. It was their pleasure to wish Mr Parsonson, who had been manager in Dunedin for the past 13 years, every success in the future.