Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-10-30
FIRE,
On all descriptions Of Property.
At CURRENT RATES.
The Advantages offered by the Company, are
1t Its Unidentified Strength.

With Cash Assets amounting to yer Sir
Million Dollars. Gold, and q Reserve of -Four
ond-S-HGg Millions in addition, which isdue
from shareholders whenever required, pay
ment Of which cannot be avoided under the
strict requirements Of English Law, 1t pre-
sents itself to the American Public as un-
doubtedly the strongest Fire Company rep
resented in this Country.
2d. 1t is free from the complications sfLtfe and
Marine Insurance.
The Company from its organization has
confined itself to a EtTe business: cOnse-
ouently 10 has no Life or Marine Liabilities,
and its statements are simple and more
easily understood.
Ga. BY carrying large lines, it saves expense
and mach trouble.
Its policies r issued for large amounts
on hrst-elassr risks, and in the event OF loss
the policy holder has but one Company to
deal with, and one ProOfto make IN settle
ment; whereas under ordinary eircumstan-
ces he has a number OF companies to deal
with, before n settlement can be effected.
4th. 1t gives special security to the American
POlIey-Iolders.
The large portion of its Assets in the Uni
ted States are deposited with the Insurance
Departments Of several States in which il
is t~ransacting business, or with Trustees
appointed for the purpose. all Of trhich are
beyOud the control 0fHe Company while any
AAhDAAALL GAAoAo G61AAsN IL ALGoG AccEA6
amount now sept. IS72) to over One Million
Dollars, and Will Oe increased from time to
time, as b business of the Company may
require. In addition the Company keeps a
large cash balance on hand at It's New York
Office, for the payment of current losses
The Assets OF the Company in London are
however, just as availablef for the payment
of losSes in this country as are its deposits
here: these latter being made TO comply
with the stringent laws Of Estates in which
the Company is doing business.
9Th. Its business being diTGsed over the world
Local Losses are net likely to eject it.
The business OF the Company is not con-
fined to few localities, but Towers allavaila-
BILE points throughout the world. Its risks
are therefore much more scattered b
those Of most Companies, ndcalamity like
that OF Chicago even, could not elect its
stability. In New York and many other
cities, the destruction of few blocks would
annihilate many Companies doing Only a
local business, as their assets are necessarily
in ratio tc their business done. But such
an event could lot impair the I~NPERIAL's
ability to continue, because its business be-
ing difused its losses would become equal
lied. its numerous agencies contributing
their share towards suen a result.
Since the organization Of the Company,
Now nearly seventy years, IL has done q
uniformly successful business: as an evil
dence of which 10 has always paidlarge divi-
dends, and its stock has sold in the market
at scUcs times its par value. About two years
since, q stock dividend Of over GtOIOO was
made from the accumulated profits Of the
Company.
These considerations are offered TO those
desiring insurance, and attention Is also
called to the statements herewith published
Policies Issued payable in Gold or Carrerey,