The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-02
WHICH ONETHBL LEADER
The Old Line Life Companies
Throughout the Country
Making Dividend Com
p%arisons.
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.

For several months the old
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 Lite
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. G.. Phillips, the
general agent Of the Northwest
ern for Montana, furnishes the
following comparisons:
Foley No. 3,eO4, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
Lany.-The above policy was issued IN
1868 at age ~, for $4,000, upon the Or
dirary lite plan, the annual premium
being $6s.lU. Upon PAYMENT OF pre-.
4 HtuEEl uHo Ill lCJA UlIo - paw
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:
20 icy No. 76,737, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pau,.-The above policy was issued in
1874 at age "a. for $4,000, upon the
ordinary life plan, the annual premium
being $25f.4O. Upon payment Of pre-
MUM due in 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount to Sl,507. All other
companies are invited to place in com
parison q case OF the same date, age AMI
kind.
And yet another: .4.9-
Policy No. 72,121, issued by the North.
western Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1878 at age So, for 5 5000, upon the or.
binary life plan, the annual premium
being $273.4O. Upon payment Of pre-
MUM cue in 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount to So, 532. All othe1
companies are invited to place in com
parison a case Of the same date, age anC
kind.
And this is the fourth:
Policy No. 68,41l, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued il
1872 at age %, for $4,000, upon the 20
payment life plan, the annual premium
being $51.94. The policy became full
paid in 1891, and in 1892 the dtviden'
additions amount to $l,O57. which will
the policy makes full aid insurance TO
Il go HE- VA 0+lnr no ~ - on II q p irvyifnr
to place in comparison a case Of tn
. same date, age and kind.
According to the report Of tn
, auditor and treasurer of Montan;
for the year 1891, there was
big increase in the business Q
the Northwestern during tina
. year. During 1891 the compan..
]. issued 26o policies in this state
t amounting to $1,o77,5oo, a gal
; Of 136 per cent in the number c
3 policies, and 1873 per cent. in tn
. amount Of insurance written j
i 1901, over the total number an
amount of insurance in force De.
81, 1890. Of all the life insur
ance companies doing business
Montana, the Northwestern
. showed the greatest gain in tn
:. number of policies written !
: 1901. The assets of the NORTH
western are $48,S26,755.45, an
the surplus $7,8o1,7oo.55. Ger
eral Agent Phillips, whose ofic
is in the Montana National Ban
building, looks for a big increas
in the company's business durin.
1892.