Accounting Methods for Casualty Companies by Use of the Hollerith System

The main purpose of this paper is not to give a detailed description of the Hollerith system of accounting but rather to emphasize certain uses of the system in accounting work which are somewhat out of the ordinary or not in general use. The system is so well known to all casualty men connected with accounting in companies or bureaus that a description of its fundamentals is scarcely justified. However, for the benefit of those in our membership who may not be familiar with the system I will describe briefly some of the more important features.