, 1877-09-29
ONE OF TIE BEST,
Such Is the Northwestern Mutual Life.
Insurance Company Of Mil
Waukee.
4 Searching Examination by tho In.
snrance Commissioners OF Ser-
crA1 Stntcs.
1ts Assets Abundant, and Its aeouri.
ties Ample.
Full Text OF Their REPORT,

In these days of financial tlfstrust and I'M
certainty, it Is refreshing to find an institution
dependent an public patronage that Invites In.
vcstsgaton, and comes out Ut It stronger tha'i
before. Such m example NC have at l,an.l In
the recent examination Of the Northwestern
Mutual Lffe-1nsurance Company Of Milwaukee,
cornpany In which the West has reason to feel
con1tHcntlal,lc pride. Several of tho most
prominent Insurance Commissioners Of various
books ut.i securities Of tho Company. with The
result which might hare been expected from
the high ald llonorah'c reputation Of Its matt
aTcrs We 9ITc space ior, The iuil report, 10
which VIC refer all WHO wish particular "details.
M lfefnsurancc company III this country lIas
made butter showing, and nc gladly rerom-
'nend tho Northwestern 10 the continued consi-
uet,cc of the public: .
mr., {rrst!ent-Stl: In the lnn1 aud disastrous
icatcsttonof commercial and industrial intcrcste,
with lts fhcvsaa.le cntalln,cnt VI tinancial cnl-
barrassment md loss, ahd Its widespread de-
ly affecting cvcrY section uf tho country. It was
not to lie Expected tint tho business ot lifc-n-
slrnnco would c:capc tic trying ordeal.
rllG ycry magnitude of lis interests, the
lat!on to- the peace and ornspcrty Of millions
Of people, to say nothing nf the many
unfortunate breaches Of 9ool iui,ll and intcxri-
" IN tleir observance, hare necessarily Involved
cIsm and .listrust. But, fortunately, tho lat
ter contingency tIas prompted greater v1gtlancc
nnsl n,orc economic methods uf admin
istratton, wl!lr tic standards Of solrency
and eaiety lsavu been subjected to u censorship
III all respects more thorough. exacttng. md
circutnstantiat. Irrespective OF existing tinas,-
ctal emergencies, however, tue Sitting processes
u ~: regime arc a. Justly aud psopcriy appll-
atlll worthless. Aud besides, most of tho 1tlc-
Insurance companies throughout tho country
hare been atreAsly brought to It's tests, nnil
within lew months Ut farthcst the lcnalnlcr
wtll llavc passed examination. Hence, tho DILL
cfal examination Ut tho Northwestern Mutual
ancp Dcpartmcnt of Maryland, and .partivipatcti
In, OH invitation Ut the tslatayers Of tho Conf
pany. by these Of Wisconsin, Massachusetts,,
Illinois, asld New York. may be as WELCOME anil
reassuEtng to tla members nltl poivy.lnltlers, as
u 1. satisfactory to those Immediately cnEagct!
In eliminating Tho results communicated iii this
reP%st r,,a RI, r,.,cp mn, oxt,n. ., .,,o coau,.
latgu volume Of busiuehs, tile llature n1u c0tl-
ttson of tts Investments, and othcr inportant
trusts, involving direct fiscal relations with tho
people of niorc than haff tho States Of tho
Cnolt, tho notable fact that its affairs l!ayc
never LII now fHe,, officially investigated by
any Insurance department or Stale authority,
INSURANCE anu tho prevailing distrslst In its &c.
cusity as great public resource aud bcncfac-
tion, wrto among tho very potent reasons for
ttis examination. To Its tnauagcre"who hnyc
sought nnsl desired tic most suarr1lln. lnycstt.
gatio,s, tsaany thanks aro duo 10r tho prompt
ness aIrl courtesy with wlcll they have con-
t1lbutet every needed facility fur It's succcssfut
accomplishment. ....
The Asscts nun,tted and the liabilities corn
putc1 By us, tho hitter including the Co,npany's
lrGtnilltn reserve, have been tnatlc up tt duly
Ut thu present ycar, md will be foutll III SUI
Ncfcnt letnlI tn thu following statement;