The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-24 00:00:00

Insurance Ratite .

YORKSHIRE
FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
ESTABLISHED 1824.
PARTIES having Annual Policies falling due on the 25th
March, are respectfully informed that they should re-
new the same within fifteen days from that date.

AGENTS.
LATHAM HANMER, Jun. 11 Dale-street.
FREDERICK LAPAGE, I '
JOHN ATKINSON, Fenwick-buildings, Fenwick-street

ORWICH UNION FIRE
ESTAILIS'
CAPITAL.

INSURANCE SOCIETY
HED 1821.

£550,000.

TRUSTEES.
Right Hon.LordWodehouse, Rt. Hon. the Earl of Orford.
Lord Lieutenant. Sir Henry Jardine.
Sir Jacob Astley, Bart., M.P. Charles Savill Only, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
President—Edward T. Booth, Esq.
Vice-President—Lieut.-Colonel John Harvey.
Anthony Hudson, Esq. Isaac Jermy, Esq., Recorder
George Morse, Esq. of Norwich.
William Herring, Esq. Charles Evans, Esq.
Colonel Sir Robt. J. Harvey, Edward Steward, Esq.
C.B. Lewis Evans, Esq., M.D.
George Steppings, Esq. Thomas Blakiston, R.N.
Secretary—SAMUEL BIGNOLD, Esq.
rr HE Public are respectfully reminded, that all Insurances
a renewable in the LIVERPOOL AGENCY on the 25th
day of March, 1840, must be paid at the Office, Exchange-
street West, on or before the 9th day of April next, or the
Society will cease to be liable for the Sums Insured.
In proof of the Public approbation of the principles and
conduct of this Company, it may be sufficient to state, that
its business now exceeds FIFTY-FOUR MILLIONS.
Prospectuses may be had of R. L. MILLER, Agent.
Treasurers—The LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANK.

THE MANCHESTER ASSURANCE COMPANY,
For .Assurance against Fire, and on Lives and Survivorships,
Purchase of Annuities, Reversions, c-c. Src.
Office, 98, Kiny-street, .21.1anchester.
CAPITAL—TWO MILLIONS.
ESTABLISHED MARCH, 1824.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
MHE Assured are entitled to one-third of the Profits,
1 without any liability on their part to the losses.
Parties intending to continue their Policies, falling due at
LADY DAY, must renew them within fifteen days from that
time, or they will become void.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The Assured are entitled to two-thirds of the Profits,
without any liability on their part to the losses.
The Premiums charged are lower than those of the majority
of other Offices.

The business of the Life Department is kept quite distinct
from that of Fire, and its accumulations are not liable to
make good any losses arising therefrom.
The Rates of Premiums,and all. other particulars, may be
obtained on application to Mr. JOSEPH MORTON, Secre-
tary, or to any of the Company's Agents.
RICHARD DAWSON, Agent for Li verpool.
N.B.—Agents have already been appointed in most of the
principal towns in the kingdom ; but application for Agen-
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BONUS.

At the Annual General Court of Proprietors, held on the
20th June, 1839, bonuses were declared to the assured in the
Fire Department of £lO per Cent. on the Premiums received
during the five years previous to the 25th March, 1839, to be
paid on all Insurances of two, or more, years standing : and
to the assured in the Life Department, on all policies for the
whole duration of life, of four, or more years standing, on
the 25th March, 1839, of very nearly 26 per Cent. on the
amount of the premiums received thereon, improved at com-
pound interest, to be added to the sum assured by such po-
licies when they become claims, or an equivalent reduction to
be made in the annual premiums upon them, at the option or
the parties entitled thereto.

THE FARMER'S AND GENERAL FIRE AND LIFE
INSURANCE INSTITUTION.
(To be Empowered by Act of Parliament.)
Temporary Offices, 23, Norfolk-street, Strand.

CAPITAL, £500,000,
.N FIFTY THOUSAND SHARES OF£IO:EACH.
DEPOSIT-X 1 PER SHARE.

[NO further Sum is likely to be called for ,as the accruing
Premiums will render any further call unnecessary.]
PROPOSALS for INSURANCES may now be forwarded
to the AGENTS in their respective Districts, or to the
Office in London, in order that the Policies may be ready on
the 28th of March, when the Office will be Open for business.
FIRE INSURANCE RATES. _ _

In order to carry out effectually the objects of the Legis-
lature, in repealing the Duty on the Insurance of FARMING
STOCK, and to induce Farmers generally to Insure, a charge
of only Is. 3d. per Cent. with the average clause, and ls. 9d.
without the average clause, will be made.
COMMON INSURANCE. _

Private Houses and Shops, not hazardous, ls. 6d. per Cent.
Habardous, 2s. 6d. per Cent.
Doubly hazardous, subject to special agreement.
Fire Insurances may be effected for a longer term than one
year, at Reduced Rates, by payment in advance.
The Premiums for Insurance of Lives are upon an equally
moderate scale of charge.

W. SHAW, Managing Director.

ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY,
ESTABLISTIED 1808.
' DIRECTORS.
Sir Thomas Turton, Bart., Chairman.
J. D. Hume, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
The Hon. Sir Courtenay Boyle Emanuel Pacifico, M.D.
John Oliver Hanson, Esq. Wm. George Prescot, Esq.
William Lafores, Esq. Joseph Pulley, Esq.
Moses Mocatta, Esq. John Peter Rasch, Esq.
James William Ogle, Esq. John Woolley, Esq.
Actuary--CuAnLEs ANSELL, Esq.