, 1876-03-11
THE BEST POLICY.
1t Is to Take Ont a Policy On four Life for
the Benefit ef Four Family.
Interesting Information In Regard to
Nine Leading Life-1nsuranco
Companies.
Gratifying Success Achieved Du +
lug the Year just Passed.
Chicago Assuming Prominence as
an Insurance Centre.


d0 lsu'o'ee ~e"1o'
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nA f.. ~. ~
an encouraging Efospees Aof 'oe een-
teuuial Year.
TIE HutuA1. LIE IHsuBANcH COMPANY Or NE.
Yonx,
now IN the tb,rty-fou,th yoar Of It's existence IL
.,a.,,t a,o,t, N. M. tnsnr,nc. commands
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of tie "orla; sa asaao'e easn = iesoo.ses 0s,!a'
of TIM magnitude and proeyose Of thts mana-
,notb romnanv .nav be oh.sinsd ghnn No st,te
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tha' .'s acsuw"sons nv ,ss. .,. ..1u -. so
blned aasete ot any othes t"o mo companies On
Thin sptepdid Institution wae organIzed ApgiE
~ ran sr1 ro,nrnorroa t,uu,no ,,aioIoa mn ,hn
80 -. ~, n.ss..s +os7 .,.st cna .S.r.a.at
~ IVY u FeoiuA15, @ 4ose' "hsa Nv p.onu1.s NV
policies ~ tho nuclous OF tho Company. Tho
admirable svhten of businnss whIct, waa iuaur,,r-
atoa 1t its inrent}nn,-ant vbfct, hna a}wsrs
se..,.,oa -.aast,,o. liz ,,,o .,or,,ra ,,toar;,~
sousnosa' .''e''noi "1't. 'u' e'e4"As .o'os'.'i "
and tact OF management on the pafE OF lts
officers and tfuatee8, has enabled 1t to steadily
rr,orses and main favnr with I'm nub1fo rnt;l
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~ ieao'',sEe ~ ssAnuo so1uAJ pl@e.s', ""noas
au oqnai ~ Was osShhtzeo ampnatscabv upon
tie basis that
.... casu.
ts tho element with which to prosecute lito IN
loaHcs In money: 1ta premiums oelng payable
iu cash enables 1t 10 pay its dividends 10 cash.
and its maturing ondowments and d.; CLAIMS BY
death In ihe san,e tangible shape. The Mutual
Lite never has taken ) dollar In the way Of uote
10 the payment OF premium OF any othof part OF
Its income, and Of MI Its present vtsr accuuuiA-
ton there is TO be found no porso nal aecurity,
noto o. otAor collateral, but ali il availAblo cash
| assuts.
Referring to ...
Tnx IAar ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of tho Company, We tlu1 that 10 tho year 1875
/ tho promlun receipts alone aggregated 9l5,73l.-
370.4o, to which we add the income from intsteHs
and raute Of g., ,6G8 990 lG. making grand total
income for tho yeAr Of 800, 400, 96s.G5. Whom
iiud Tint thevo was paid Out for death claims,
maturcd cnlowmcnts, and annuties, $4,4l0,-
335.8S; and for dividends. surrendered policies,
aud additions to polcios, a8,264. S57.4G; making
total Of payments to pollcy-hoIdo1H during tho
year OF s12,G74.893.34.
Tho foregoing figures rcad mora like report
! from the United Htntca Treasurer than an insur.
auco corporation, mud chow that this imperial
| Company may woll clai,n to be tle leading life
insurance company OF tho world.
IA its business Ia conducted
| on THE MUTUAL rt4AN ruRE1v,
| Ill surplus over aud above the amount required
1or carrying tno f1aK cach yeat II fetufnou 70
the pol!cy-holdeF in proportion 10 hts contt1bu-
| ton. living 10 lta vaaf transact'ona tho Com
| papy has toduccd tho annual expeneed to tho
{ minimum. tho percentage for 1875 being only
| onIy l.1o per cent. lts largo memberhhip Also
| gives 1t tho Vory boss average or human life.
thcroby reducing tho doath-lossca to tho lowest
attainablo point. Ihus, pY Light expsnso rat!o
and low mortality experience. the mutual Lsie
ID enabled 70, hod docs. furni6l indemnity to
| tho iusnro1 a. tho very lowest coat.
Tho " Old Mutual, -
sfack i1s onoAhlzATioS; IA, N, an m
las pd ooe IL u by esth snao% "
menss. md dividends ss!: 997. .oo9.a2. epd It nov
has on on 1and' We!l invested tos rs membefs ovos
seVgou,e9' VI shese aase.s me Company no1a non
20 m y a. ~ oona a9 ,,auin t +9i'oxn
as5.aa seeutGu W ptupol,s 1sk nko IN ~
Tninatson ~ Taug 1o 81 e. aua. IIuo "
1n1Iainee: 1n nsoosoannSe Nsna
meS'ns s,,nas .s,,is. sn anG.. u nv
demops,rato ae1suu oq good i1o manaEemoot. ] " 40 ~
s. :. a " %oz r. ~ Gomn.nu ~ ~. ~ sesn ~
4stl7o moIkos !6s .ho - ~ e. % @ Iol
tnts e.y 10 the nanasoo osos n a,, ~ Mos' W e1o s
No 81 IS aeder Ii. contsei q Msrfei Far:
Euson' ma .oT,a watn G ioiia.ao,1
},atsiat rrh anovs.eo n.y. W..
e. IN snslf asi. d.ns W;saaa;,, pue u"n
state aao AiehGnn, inoshne' Mlsconsan. a.. LOWE
sna hanaesose Ing ananseo ot our IN IL n9
mean pAa. :. ;. ~ snela o'osssoeu'5 ~ Aenoss S"a
| ""ooAs ~ 4o'"4 auso'
THE NEW 1onR Lii
TIE 9ti1Sois DEPARTMENT. = r
Ihroneh the coatsesy o. NJ rg;. y; +; toltan,
General Agent 1or tae st4se OF 1laoois, w ato
enabled 70 iaY ooioso OUT feaaels somo Iaess ~
shown ~ tae tal[1y.nfs. annual atasoment ,e,s o.
tho Anove,named Co9pany 3ues lssuou, "n,un
cannot fal q be!ng of lnteress TO our readers,
wtth "hom tho No" YORK LIE has AlNA5a 1ooa
popu!ar. inns eole9fa.ea LAG insurance ua LON
pnny IS one Of tho oldeas IN thls country. sta1t.
hae outlTed tbs average duration Of human lale.
1t has Beeh generAuoo OF mon pass away
nut tnanks 20 its e1ceAont manaeenaos,
!ta conservatism. and tho enterprise
Of Its ofaceEa, 1t IL stronger now
than oyar, and ranks with the great life iost1r-
anco cornpantes OF td!a country: Its Affairs have
boon particularly prospbroua during tho past
year. No company can show bettar record.
On tho 1at OF January last tta oAah Assets "eto
$50 Sab DEG 81. Hufptua. s. 25Q 600: interest Fc-