The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-03-12 00:00:00

PUBLIC NOTICES

SATURD

.Y, MARCH. 12, 1887.

PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY
LIMITED.
CurEr Orrra :-HOLBORN BARS, LONDON.

SUMMARY OF THE REPORTS PRE
ANNUAL MEETING TIE

In the Ordinary Braise% the nur.sber of policies issued
during the year was 25,667, assuring the sum of £2,715,
429. and p,skineing a New Annual Premium Income of
£125,04. The Premiums of the year were £396 940,
being an increase of £93665 over the year 1885. The
claims of tt.e year amounted to £135,361.
The rate of expenditure of the Branch was little more
than Ten per cent. on the Premium Income. The
nurobrr of policies in f.,rce as 85 089.
An alienator, has b en made in the Regulations of the
Company, empowerieg the Directors in future to
pay an interior bonus upon all Participating Policies on
their becoming Claims, in respect of any premiums
paid subs qu nt, t the last distribution of profits.
'1 he Premiums received daring the year in the In-
dustrul Branca were £2 911,295, being an increase of
£116,773. The Osinas ot the year amounted to £1,123,
428. Ibe r umber of deaths; was 135,851. The rate of
tt. e xpewittnie uf the Branch shows caught reduct on.
Abe nuinher of *Po icies in force, including 53 099 Free
PoillitS, \vas 7,111 828.
A all, pleweut t this Report will also be submitted,
show rig how the asset of the Company are invested.
Lie tables of the lnduarial Branch have been again
revised, aid additional advaneagea are secured to the
/team., d, winch the Directors tclieve will yet further
enbaLce the F opnlarity of the Company.

..131111i1ARY OF THE QUINQUENNIAL REPORT.
/Olt 'IBE PERIOD ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1686.

In the Ordinary Branch the Anr ual Premium Income
has increased luau £142,732, to £407 360. Ihe Assur-
ance k und bas grown Isom £744,583 to £1,764 600.
IL toe Industrial Branch the Annual Pramual Income
uas inc.eatu from £2 051 024 to £3 t,65,551. be As.
.ursi.ce luau Liss giuni, hum £1,721,493 to tg.:.4 937 003.
Tr.e tuti Absets or the t.,oinpany have ErLwu hour
£2,58U 002 t £6,811,954, la,ing an increase uf
r-4 x 31,902 iu the live years under L,sp ection. 'abs rate
expenui.ure Q.ll,queuniurn in the Oruiri-
ar) tirancu arts relo.laect nearly stationary, at litt/e
mule tholl AU ptr Lent. A reuu.;tton of 74 per cent. hss
ueeh cit. (Ana 1.. the expenses of the Industrial Branch.
Al. will tie seen ffulll Mr. Dewey's Report that the
average nutrition of all the Policies in the Industrial
BiaLeh is Low nu less than five anti a bad year-a, a satis•
orj inuicatiou of the iuccess which is atteueiLg the
ettu.t3 or the Directors tD increase the (titration or the
daelat Litleetie

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TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.