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London, England, 1844-05-11 00:00:00

EXAMPLES.

Policy. Annual Bonus Cash Prem.
Entry. No Age. Sum. Prem. Added. Bonus. Reduced.
X X s.d. X s.d. X s.d. £ s.d.
1837' 39 59 1,000 67 8 4 132 14 6 58 19 9 819 4
1838...... 114 56 3,000 175 15 0 296 9 7 123 0 6 16 9 7

Another Bonus will be declared in the present year.

DEFERRED ANNUITIES.

The best and most varied provision for after-lifehitherto offered—
every 21. 12s. per annum, paid from the age of twenty, will, at sixty-
five, give the policy-holder the choice of an annuity of 471. 16s. 6d.,
or 3491. 11s. cash, or policy at death of 466/. Similar advantages at
fty, fifty-five, and sixty, through an increased annual payment—
two-thirds payments lent at any time, and two-thirds returned to re-
presentatives la cases of premature death.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Sec.

pROMOTER LIFE ASSURANCE and AN
NITITY COMPANY,
9, CHATHAM-PLACE, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON.
Established in 1826.

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This Society is supported by an ample subscribed Capital, and by a
considerable accumulated premium fund.
Assurances are effected at a low rate of premium, without profits,
or at an increased premium, with participation in the profits of the
Office.

A Bonus in ready money, at the rate of 15 per cent. on the pre-
miums received (equivalent to a reversionary bonus of about 30
per cent.) was declared in May, 1842, on all beneficial policies on
which three annual premiums had been paid in the previous De-
cember.

A division of the profits takes place every five years, and the hold-
ers of beneficial policies can receive their bonuses In ready money, or
have them applied in augmentation of their policies, or in reduction
of their future premiums
Assurers may contractt o pay their Premiums either in one sum, in
a given number of payments, in annual, half-yearly, or quarterly pay-
ments, or on the ascending or descending scale.
Officers of the Army and Navy, on active service, Persons afflicted
with chronic and other diseases, and such as are going beyond the
limits of Europe, are also Assured at moderate rates.

Prospectuses and all necessary Information may be obtained at the
Office. MICHAEL SAWARD, Secretary.

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.
No. 11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Poet-

!Aire. kozillon-
DIRECTORS.
JAMES MORRIS, Esq., Chairman.
JOHN LABOUCHEAE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman.

Henry Hulse Berens, Esq.
John W. Buckle, Esq.
John Dixon, Esq.
Francis Hart Dykc, Esq.
Sir Walter B. Farquhar, Bart.
Thomson llankey,jun., Esq.
John Harvey, Esq.
George Johnstone, Esq.
John Loch, Esq.

Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq.
George Lyall, Esq., 31. P.
Stewart 3f arjoribanks, Esq., M.P.
John Martin, Esq., M.P.
Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Robert 3litford, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, Jun., Esq.
John Thornton, Esq.
James Tulloch, Esq.
A. W. Robarts, Esq I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Samuel Joues Loyd, Esq. George Stone, Esq.
ACTUARY—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S.
In the LIFE DEPARTMENT, a Bonus was declared in June
1829, exceeding one per cent. per annum on the sums insured, on an
average of the different Ages ; and two subsequent divisions of nearly
equal amounts were made up to Christmas 1835 and Christmas 1842.
On an average of the three divisions the Reversionary Bonuses added
to the several Policies at the end of every seven years amounted to
about 27 per cent. on the total premiums paid thereon during those
seven years, and the whole amount of Bonuses allotted at the three
Septennial divisions exceeded 530,0001.
In the FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of bi per cent. was de-
clared on the 7th of June, upon the premiums received on Policies
which had been in force seven years and upwards at Christmas 1842,
and such return is now payable at this office daily (Friday and Sa-
turday excepted) between the hours of ten and three o'clock ; or by
the respective agents in the country.

GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

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