, 1876-02-05
TIE GENERAL AGENTS.
Great Insurance Companies Which
Hare Special Headquarters in
Chicago.
i Mention OF tho Most Prominent Gem
cral Fire Insurance Agencies In
tfe CitY.
Large Companies that Afford Substantial
Indemnity Against Losa.

Tho fl..Ing time OF yess to g1anco Ut fra IN
nuraEcs interests Is when tho companies thcm-
nclTcs mo reviewing tho!r bus1less.-ss all OF
them aso Just how doing. We give below rnen- |
si1nn eud sketches oi the Insurance con1rautcs
which haTo general headquarters In Chicago
tho arIlcle Including houo that are represented
heso by local agent only, aId mono tbBt do not
belong to tho board af Underwriters. II will be
found comprehensive and entertaining record
Of ttIs status and .lonGs o! the particular and
important clasn Of agencIes in question.
THE CONTINENTAL iAsunAScE COMPANY.
Tho Contlueuta] Insurance Company Of New
York las male its htatement fur 1876. showing
casll capital OF sl,uvo. ZOO. surplus astcta Of
ki,si5, 1861, total Of s2s45,lG5.c4 solid ca,h
assesa. Tho Company ano holds bills recc,ya-
lilo for farm raaks. amounting 10 about s1,5Do-
0uD, upon which tho expenses incident TO the
bua,neas haye beon paid, but which arc never in-
cluded In the Companys aaaets rnt they ara
nctustiy Maid 10 cash. This IN an admirable ex-
hibi. but IL IL not tho Only claim OF tho Company
upon tue confidence Of tho patI'c., Tho Tom
IL comply With tho New York anFslus }aw, and
that It l,ns 70 complied wonderfully broadeps
and deepens its t.od On popular favor.
Iss s ely San YAK ak T. ea,s Il i fs1a m s
upon tue Recommendation Of tho ssa:e SUPER
| tnte,ldcnt Of 1urnsauce, That tha reader may
| zee Tho AatetJ it guarantees poticy-holder, we
! GRO an IDEA Of It's rfoviaions. Il authorizes
| tire insurance comcnuies ofganized under the
! lav nt the St0to to c1eates surElun fund and =
; n,'ecis! rese.ve fund. Wheu 80 organized. It
| snail uoI he lawful for q company 10 pay div
! ldend upon its capital stock exceeding per
cert per hnnuul. until alter tho tro f,1fda
un1neA shall together hayo accumulated fund
elnul to its capital stock,-she hurrlus OF
ptoflts 10 60 to tho funds named. Tie
! euaranteo lus fluid 10 ho sreasel As
capital Hiock. aud 10 equally ttabia to the pay.
| m"ns geuera!ly Of tho iorrcs Of the COMPANY.
but tue special resetyo fund, or the Huretea forlt
,npc:ntendent. and deemed fund contributed
! by the etockho!dern 10 project thu company and
its poiic. s,oderh other than claimants for losses
| astady exstiog. OF then 1ucrrtct, In case Of
| extraordinary con!IA9rat.Dtlt, nuch - those OF
| Clncggo ard Boston. IT. case OF Anv such c1-
! teuRivr con:toerAtlons involving thu COMPANY in
| greA: los, tuu sEecia! t.serye fnnd cones into
p.av. o,era.,u: II full protection for Insured
| parties wi.o nre not affected by tho loss,
We have tn space for details, but this ia the
main idea Of this excellcnt Law. which pfosidse.
also, a. 8 further guarantee that no company
doing business Under It shall insuTa any large
! auoupt roon anr single risk than is permitted
By law 10 company Possessing the SANS
atnoau. OF cafital irrespective ut the funts
| uatn.L.
No tusnrance enactment was ever moro fa1Iy
| caayassed than this. a,ld tue almost unanimous
| e1preseiLn Ut tho nre+s insurance ~ we'll II
daily. vaa enthunlastcally In lts favor. 1ts
EHtSk Il 10 aSsHIG E1lIt}.lOluEE Hl0 ID 1l-
voiyed in the 1uii Of conaasat1on. aud At tao
same tune t., p:O:ect ono VITO IL not victim Of
the tito. hut tor Hou1e such progissou wouf1 have
no gusrantes that With the failure OF the con-
ranT because Of ao overwhelming nEe Lc Nold
not bar. lost hi. insurance.
The Continental 11Hnrancc COMPANY complied
| promptly with tue lnw. elIhoagh It Ee1uired SELF
abneg.tlou on ths part Of its stockAuldets who
| were sufferers iu both the great contlaGratione
I mentioned. bnt IN reloubled confidence and pht-
| ronh-e they arc uov meeting With its .e"ssl.
Uf tnc ability and reputation OF III. \. will.
iaras. who rttresents the Company in the Wert,
aud i,Es .he leadtfua1sefs Ut tho Western 6s-
patt.Ieut At No. 1G4 State stteat. it Ii not necee
sary to speak In detail. He d!ls the place with
credit 10 h.u.setf and TO the mauss.rs Of the
Continental the oficera Of sh,ch are Georre 7.
f1le, freaident; Il. II. Lampott. Sicc-tresi-
dent; Cyrus Peck. Secretary.
TIE hnfAL or LIVERPOOL
Persart tue strongest Insurance Company in
the world /. tho RoYa! Of Liverpool. England.
1ts hth:eu,cnt for 1878 SLOWS total aseets Ut
@1s.01l.t1 t1".o5, $t,72o, 10 OF which, NO uosice
| III United States bonds, Tho total laaets in III.
: United States are $4,000, 000: the net Lurpl1s.
$5.s1l. t>p.67: Tho Iorses pad since orEsn,za-
t.on. $50 SJl. 1860; the auuual income, is N-
900. Tue.e are tremendous dxaEea. but the
Coupaus ii r"a,mosh organization. snl very
H.sincay has f.T it's motto. I'VE hold thee SAFE
The agent in this Northwestern States for this
Company. royal iu fact as wall - IN name ia
; Charles Il. Casa. President Of the Chicago
Board OF Cndeswrsers. lIts beadluarte:s arc
! in this ctr, but he has agencies of the Com.
rsv in all the principal tod ~ and citie4 Ct tina
West, It has been demonstrated tune aud
ksaiu. during long and honorable career. dur
| luE which as We hare Been. over $32 o)0, 90
losses haro been paid, that no COMPANY iu the
| the world cau Offer safer indemnity against
lass By ire tnan il offered by th,s COMPANY.
That "ths safest IL tho cheap.s:~ las grown
TO be :ruis1 in rire a1surarce and when ptrtv
! has injured Lis dwelling. store. OF uaeschan-
. | disc in tue Ro7ai of LIVERPOOL lp may act Ais
mind st rest. Ii anY Of thess burn. the ioes vll
be tho Colapany's mt his.
viii, Mr, Caes N its representative, the Ro.al
has done large business in Cbt.4rp, auu sicb
Al cannot havs failed 10 bc satisfactory to both
the rolicy-nolders aud u tue Con-; auy. Its
!osaes hare been promptly h1udated. aul Its
popularity. the result Of = luus course CT hon.
usablo dealing, la. never been impaired.
Tnp reputation Of foreign ire INSURANCE COM
,,auies lisa always besu good, aud the Noyal has
iens more thau its share 70 originate and foster
, | khis feelsuc,
! TIE Hn,xn y1rIttNs