The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-30
WHICH 0NE THE LEADER.
The Old Line Life Companies
Throughout the Country
Making Dividend Com
parlsons.
The Northwestern Mutual, OF
Milwaukee, Wis, Says 1t
Leads. and Gives
Proof.
Any Company That Can Make
as Good a Showing Is
Called Upon to
DC So.

For SeVefll months Inc olu-
line life insurance compares have
been publishing dividend COM
PARSONS, each claiming that its
record is better than that of any
competitor. So far the company
that has made the best showing
is the Northwestern Mutual Life
Of Milwaukee, and the officers of
that company say that no other
! old-line life insurance company
can show such results as it can.
In order to give competing COM
panies the opportunity to make a
comparison, w. 6. Phillips, the
general agent Of the Northwest
ern for Montana, furnishes the
following comparisons:
Foley No. 3,sOl, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
Iany.-The above poiicF was issued in
1868 at age ~, for $4,000, upon the Or
binary lite plan, the annual premium
being $6s.1O. Upon PAYMENT Of pre-.
i lHlutll uti6 LII lCS- tlb 1lll pau AAf 4AAOA$&
additions amount to s2,O53. All ether
companies are invited to place in com
parison a case OF the same date, age and
kind.
And here is another:
20 icy No. 76,737, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued ia
1874 at "a, for $4,000, upon the
ordinary life plan, the annual premium
being $256.40. Upon payment OF pre-
MUM due in 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount to $l,507. All other
companies are invited to place in com
parison a case of the same date, age and
kind. S#
And yet another:
Policy No. u l21, issued by the North.
| western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1878 at age 53, for 5000, upon the or
binary life plan, tho annual premium
being $273.4O. Upon payment Of pre-
MUM cue in 1852 t 70 full paid dividend
additions amount 10 1882. All other
companies are invited to pace in com
parison a case Of the same date, age and
kind.
And this IS the fourth:
Policy No. 6S,411, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany. The above policy WAS issued in
1879 at age rs, for 5000, upon the 20.
payment life plan, the annual premium
being $51.94. The policy became full
paid in 1891, and in 1899 the DIVIDEND
additions amount to $1,057. which with
I the policy makes full aid insurance fol
S3,C57. All other companies are invited
to place ia comparison a case OF the
same date, age and kind.
According to the report Of the
auditor and treasurer of Montana
for the year 1891, there was 6
big increase in the business o.
the Northwestern during that
year. During 1891 the company
issued 26o policies in this state:
amounting to $1,o77,5oo, a gair
of 1876 per cent in the number o:
policies, and I89 per cent. in the
amount of insurance written il
1901, over the total number ane
amount of insurance in force Dec
81, 1890. OF all the life insur.
ance companies doing business ii
Montana, the Northwestern
showed the greatest gain in the
number Of policies written il
1891. The assets of the North
western are $49,82o,755.45, ane
the surplus $7,8o1,7oo.55. Gen
eral Agent Phillips, whose office
is in the Montana National Banl
building, looks for a big increase
in the company's business during
1892.