Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-01
YFAR No Amount Premium.

Adding restoratiOns, etc, rs j. done m tn
| official reports. A. well ~ in the advertise
menis Of other companies. the amount OF
new business Of the compauy written Ia lssS
was S43.54S. .29}.
While this Is not 40 large r new business
rs was written by three other complnios, II
must bo remembered that it Is strictly
/ United states business. that strictly United
states business is The most desirable business
! for United >tsies company 10 have, ana
J that the Northwestern new business has
been for years more than double that of any
other company working exclusively IN The
| United states.
The ambition Of the NoTuwEsrgEN has
been less To be large thsn TO be- safe it. ann
! Is 20 rank first in benefits io pOlicy-hOldDrs
rather thsn first I'm ,ize. \aluiog quality
above quantity it has preferred 20 secure its
business under certain sanitary restrictions
/ and limitations rather tnan 10 write A
much larger business a. the possible -acrlhce
| OF toOso valuable points which have made
the NORTHWESTERN pr rtnusnHg no LohrY'
! tOldHrS fOWYGuV. 4 hl-her interest rate
| ana lower death rate Than secured bv ia
competitors. added % wise and economical
| management. have made the NoRTHw EslfeN
/ not the largest liie-insurarce company, hut
| IN all points II real and substantial benefit
10 policv-holdcrs unquesiionlb'v the most
| successful hfe-insursncc company la iho
| world only three companies. hoRcyer,
have larger insurance in force ,htn the
/ NoRTHwE,TEgN. Had these three companies
durng the last i've years ior which we have
their reports realized a. high an average in-
tcrest rate as tue NogrUwtsTFRN-
! 6 lilo per cent, and experienced rs iAyora.
bic an average mortality gs the NORTHWEST.
! EgN-yiI, O.g2 G-lO per cent. there trDn'3
| have t,cu c0red 90 Mese Nr,e companies d4.
rrg that tme over .nVoJr aWioN of
dolurs.
The amount of outstanding loans on the
i.t ~ January. $50. wg. c-,.3i2,,-t.O3, 49,
/ cured bv mortgages that are frat lirus on
real estltc valued az eSnt3l0i,li. No
/ other c0mplny can show SIS seventh, ot a.,
assets invested n loans cu bond and mort
! gaze. and probably no other institution in
| the world 1s large %. the NORTHWESTERN is
receiving A. high Is Is Ger cent Interest on
lt- entire assets.
The assets January I, 1850, were S32,G72.-
Sl13G.
The income FOR lSS, was:
! Premiums ft@N l.i I'D
Interest and rents ................... i,fl,y| j'
Total HNl l1'-J %
The surplus over per cent reserve is
| S4,6sJ, 1874.
The whole number OF policies IN force
January !. 1889, was 13.l3O. amounting to
Sl12.5ls.S9l- an incre'sr Tor the year IT
S.7.l policies and 32L9o3.jGl insurance.
| Probably no other large company ciu show
such 4 proportion o' Insurance gained as
compared with new Du,ine,- written during
| the year.
The death ratio for the year ws, 0.Sl Of
| the mean amount AZ ri-h, Iaiio phenomr-
( na'ly low for company thirty year. Old,
especially rs cOmparod with other clmp2-
mes. The average rate 81 All computes re-
! porting 10 lbc Massachusetts, Insurance DE.
| mrtmcnt in 1887 H9s l.39.
the Assets have increased - ~litl3 g. du-
/ ring the year and the .uruin. %6}G.jtS.J6
! The statement shows that he -t"uiiiie. in
/ which the assets are invested ar" ~ the su.
| pcrior quality required by thc charter and
/ justified by the experience of the company.
For information as 20 rates and plans adj
dress John u. Cary * Son, geuersl agcnls,
! Richmond, Va.