Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-06-19

Aeu advertisements.

Aew advertisements.
MUTUAL BENEFIT
Life Insurance Company
OF NEWARK " J.
Large Business and Small Expenses, In
sures Success.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., is now in
its 9th year of successful business having 30,
600 members insured, and assets amounting TO over
sl5,O0001o. 1t has paid over 100000 TO widows
and Orphans of deceased policy holders and returned
over 5000 600 in dividends to its members. It has
paid continuous dividend of so per cent longer than
any other companv,-and this year is paying two
dividends those declared in 1866 and 1867 of 30 per
cent each, making 100 per cent to the members en-
titled to the same their premiums become due
during the year. One hundred per cent dividend is
thing before never heard of in Life Insurance Bus
mess. The Company has still a large surplus over
and above the amount computed as necessary to
meet all obligations to Policy holders and others
These enormous returns result from two causes
Qst,) management Of funds so judicious and care
full that the Company has yet lost dollar Of
its Investments. end mail per eentage Of eEPeH-
on its entire business Taking It's whole history
together its expenses have averaged less than any
other Company, and much the least, for many years
past The ratio Of expenses to total income in this
Company, is p per cent less than in the Con
necticut Mutual and over 81 per cent less than in
A. 7 NJ, orIr bod
an income last year Of 81 a39 s92 and the per cen
tage Of expenses saved C2.27 per cent? by keeping
its ratio of expenses below that Of the Connecticut
Mutual amounts to the nice little sum Of 5ll2,l35
81 while the savings by keeping its ratio }39 per
cent below the Mutual Life - amounted last year
to sl67 1902 3D. and this will all 90 back with its
other surplus funds and savings to its policy hold
ers. 1.-THE ratio Of expenses in the two Companies
above named had been kepta as low last year as in
this they would have saved their business for the
benefit of their policy holders during the last year
the respective sums Sl75,39l.9l, and S3l j5s. "A.
Very respectable sums to be wasted in expenses!
These two Companies are selected for comparison,
because they are old and large.com panes the only
two in the United States doing a business larger
than that Of the " Mutual Benefit and hence they
furnish Just standard for comparison though there
are many companies with which eomparis Us would
show more fayorahly for the Mutual Benefit. All
Life Insurance Companies in this country are un-
doubtedly safe and secure, but the Company lrdicl
pays the smallest per ceHtage yearly for s1peses ran
IF course pay the largest dirdends and all Companies
in this country hasng they do their calculations
upon the English Tables with interest AT per cent,
can Of course pay large dividends until the rate Of
interest goes down tof per cent, where dividends
would nearly cease Expenses then the essential
items 70 be considered Look well 90 your interests
and see that you hold policy liz a Company which
keeps its ratio Of expenses low
The Mutual Benefit pays its losses promptly and
in case OF death settles aH immature dividends with
the policy.
1t takes, on life polic,s. note for one lalf the
premium when desired, and the note iscanee.ei ~
the dividends at the end II rho ttiri year It's div
idends paid one year sooner than in the " Con-
neeticut Mutual. thereby lcsseuin- the amount Of
interest paid and costs Of Insurance.
II cost, 'es, q, Insure ~ tte " Mutual Esa.ft Lte
H,,.raHee Coa7arg'. than 90 any otasr CorF4ug 20
a, United states.
Parties desiring Insurance are respectfully reques-
ted to call upon. or address D., mail the aaIcrsign-
ed, State Agent Of this Company fr Northern Yer
mont, who VII. cheeruliy give them all needed .n-
formation on the subject.
CHARLES j. ALGER. Agent
Burlington. ". June 18th. I-s-. i6wtf