The Portland daily press., 1885-01-27
UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
JOHN e. Dewitt, President

The reasons why you-a resident of Maine
should insure in this company. in preference to any
other, are obvious.
conducted and Its policies are framed according to
the laws of BIaine which you have access and in
respect to which you are generally Informed.
SURANCE ARE, IN A GREAT MANY CASES,
INTRICATE AND UNINTELLIGIBLE, to the sv-
erage nan nan You Hspre III IN somH 9tneT SaEe re con-
CERTAIN YOUR EXACT RIGHTS UNDER YOUR
POLICY. Few lawyers, even, understand the gem
eral laws and fewer still the insurance laws of
other States; and you may discover, when YOU come
to the test that the actual position and results OF
your insurance are quite different from what you
THE INSURANCE LAWS OF MAINE ARE
FEW AND SIMPLE. You can easily obtain pre-
else Information respecting their meaning and ef-
feet. You may be certain, therefore, IL you insure
in the Union Mutual that you get exactly what
you WANT that il any question arises regarding the
disposition of your policy oriyour rights UNDER It, it
laws and principles which you understand instead
of being governed and controlled by laws and do
THE INSURANCE LAWS OF YOUR OWN
STATE ARE MORE LIBERAL AND EQUITABLE
THAN THOSE OF ANY OTHER STATE. The
Maine Nonforfeiture Law protects all policies from
forfeiture after three premiums have been paid by
reason of failure to pay any subsequent premium.
Such policies continued in force for their full
amount until the policy-holders has received in
such continued insurance the value the payment
he has made
EVERY POLlCY ISSUED BY THE UNION
MUTUAL is SUBJECT TO THIS LAW. It's prac-
tical working is shown by this illustration: If a
person, aged 80, pays three premiums on 25 year
endowment policy and tails to pay the fourth pre-
MUM, the policy by virtue of this law and entirely
Independent of any action violation of the COM
pany viii continur in force five years and 342 days
longer. The extensions vary with the class Of poll
cy and number of premiums paid, but are fixed by
law for each and every case
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNION MUTU-
ALIS BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALMOST
WHOLLY COMPOSED OF WELL-KNOWN AND
PROMINENT CITIZENS OF YOUR OWN STATE.
Their names are guaranty of an honest, faithful
and efficient conduct of its affairs. The vaIue of
your insurance depends entirely upon the certain
ty that company will carry out ts contracts fairly,
reasonably and promptly; and in this respect, your
personal knowledge of the character and standing
of the persons who control it of great Importance
and significance.
THE CONDITION OF THE UNION MUTUAL
AS TO ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND FINANCIAL Z
STANDING is ANNUALLY INVESTIGATED BY
YOUR OWN COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.
The results of his examination stated in detail
in his annual report which you easily consult.
You have therefore, in this regard the guaranty of
the endorsement of an official of whose character
capacity and fidelity you have personal knowledge.
If, therefore, the Union Mutual possessed no Rd-
vantages peculiar to itself, distinguished from
other companies, it would be to your advantage to
insure in it. 1t is certainly very much when you
consider the many Inducements 1t presents In ad-
Gtion to these considerations.