Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-08-07
A NIPIfION
Snsuraner.
MUTUAL BENEFIT
Life Insurance Company
OF .NEU.4RR v. J.
Large Business and Small Expenses, In
suTes Success.

Large Business and Small Expenses, In
suTes Success.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., is now in
is 18th year Of successful business, having over Boz
unl members insured and assets amounting To- over
sl5,m0o0. It has paid over s5ooo,ooo TO widows
and Orphans Of deceased policy holders and returned
over s6,0O,o00 in dividends to its members. It has
paid continuous dividend Of 80 per cent longer than
any other companv,-and this year is pay inS two
dividends those declared ia $50 and 767. Of 80 per
cent each, making i0o per cent, to the members en
titled to the same as their premiums become due
during the year one hunired per cent dividend is
a thing before never heard Of in Life Insurance Bus
mess The Company has still a large surplus over
and above the amount computed necessary %
meet all obligations 20 Policy holders and others
These enormous returns result from two causes
irst,] a management offunds so iudicious and care
fu that the Company has usrsr get lost dollar Of
IT, I'm ssfmsHfs. l2nd small per csHtage Of erPeH-
sss on its entire business Taking It's whole history
together it. expenses have averaged less than any
ether Company. and much the least for many years
past The ratio ofexpenses 20 total income in this
Company, Is over - per cent less than in the Con
nectcut Mutual, and over 3. per cent less than in
an income last yei- af $50 --, and the per een-
ta-e ofexpen-es saved .-.l- per cent by Keeping
its ratio u expenses below that n the Connecticut
Mutual. amount. TO Die nice little sum .,f slI--l1,
8 while the savings 10y keeping It's ratio 1888 per-
cent below The Mutual Lie. amounted last year
% So. 36-.3. and this Will all 20 back with its
other surplus funds and saving 20 its policy hold
ers lfthe ratio ofexpen-es in the Two Companies
above named had been kcptas low last year as in
bis they would have saved on their business ior Oh
benefit u their policy holders during the last year
the respective sums ;i-53sl.9l, and l3i,51s.H.
Very respectable sum, % be wasted IN expenses
These two C0mrauie- are selected or comparison
because they are old and lar-e.compauie- the only
two in the United States doing business larger
than that Of the Mutual Benefit and hence they
furnish Just standard fr comparison, though tlelr
are many mpln'e- with which camparis Us would
show more avorahly FIR the Mutual Benefit All
Life Insurance Companies in this country are IN
douttedly safe and secure. tattte Comgmp utI-s
pays tss s7a,tpe -saf4ge ys4r'y FOR ,rFsHss'. slu
fce-,s r1g ,s, l-1e.t siri1,ai, and all Companies
in this country ba-u- ne they o. their calculat ne
nupo rho English Tables with interest at per cent
can Of course pas large dividends until the rate Of
interest goes down tof per cent, whore dividends
would nearly cease. Expenses then are the essential
items TO be considered. Look well 70 your Interests
and see that you hol1 a policy ir q Company which
keens it- ratio ofe1peuses low.
The Mutual Benefit pay. it'll o--e- promptly and
in case of death settles o. immature dividends with
the policy.
4, takes. on life policies, a note flr one half the
premium when desired. and the note -scAucclet b.