The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-01
WHICH ONE LEADER
The Old Line Life Companies
Throughout the Country
Making Dividend Com
PARSONS.
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 /,
Do So.

Tor several months the Old
line life insurance compaales 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:
Policy No. 1904, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
rany.-The above policy was issued in
1863 at age 40, for $4,000, upon the Or
binary life plan, the annual premium
being s6s.10. Upon PAYMENT of pre-
MUM due in 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount to s2,O33. All other
companies are invited to place in com
parison a case OF the same date, age and
kind.
And here is another:
Pc icy No. 76,737, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1874 at age 81, for $40, 900, upon the
ordinary life plan, the annual premium
being s256.4O. Upon payment of pre-
MUM due ii 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount to Sl,5O7. All other
companies are invited to place in com
parison a case of the same date, age and
kind,
And yet another: ...- 49,.
Policy No. 1921, issued by the North.
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
ls73 at age So, for $4,000, upon the or
binary life plan, the annual premium
being $273.40. Upon payment Of pre-
MUM u in 1892 tle full paid dividend
additions amdunt to 81, All other
companies are invited to place in com
parison a case Of the same date, age and
kind.
And this is the fourth.
Policy No. 6s,41l, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.--The above policy was issued in
1872 at age Is, for 5000, upon the 90
payment life plan, the annual premium
being s5l.94. The policy became full
paid in 1891, and in 1892 the dividend
additions amount to Sl,O57. which with
the policy makes full aid insurance for
s3,C57. All other companies are invited
to place in 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 a
big increase in the business OF
the Northwestern during that
year. During 1891 the company
issued 26o policies in this state,
amounting to $1,o77,5oo, a gain
of 136 per cent in the number of
policies, and 1S9 per cent. in the
amount of insurance written in
1891, over the total number and
amount of insurance in force Dec.
81, 1890. OF all the life insur-
ance companies doing business in
Montana, the Northwestern
showed the greatest gain in the
number of policies written in
1901. The assets of the North
western r $48,826,755.45, and
the surplus $7,so1,7oo.55. Gen
eral Agent Phillips, whose office
is in the Montana National Bank
building, looks for a big increase
in the company's business during
1892. .=:*@. r.