The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-31
WHICH ONE THE 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.
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Any Company That Can Make
as Good q 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:
Policy No. 3,eOI, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
Tany.-The above policy was issued IN
1868 at age ~, for $1,000, upon the Or
being $40. Upon PAYMENT OF pre-
lLINtli uAC - lCoS ~ hAA PSAS A~SA
additions amount to 5000. All other
companies are invited to place in COM
parison d case OF the same date, age and
kind.
And here is another:
20 icy No. 1871, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1874 at age "a. for $4,000, upon the
ordinary life plan, the annual premium
being s256.4O. 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. -~"*
And yet another: r."
Policy No. 70, III, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1873 at age So, for 5000, upon the or.
binary life plan, the annual premium
being $273.4O. Upon payment Of pre-
MUM cue in 1882 the full paid dividend
additions amount to 1852. 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. 68,411, issued by the North.
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.--The above policy was issued il
1879 at age rs, for 5000, upon the 90
payment life plan. the annual premium
being s51.94. The policy became full
paid in 1891, and in 1892 the q videne
addit ons amount to S1,057. which Will
!, the policy makes full aid insurance 70
SS33,t57. All other companies are invited
to place in comparison a case of thu
same date, age and kind.
According to the report of the
auditor and treasurer of Montan;
for the year 1891, there was
big increase in the business o
the Northwestern during tina
year. During 1891 the compan,
issued 26o policies in this state
amounting to $~1,o77,5oo, a gai'
of 1876 per cent in the number Q
policies, and 1873 per cent. in tn
amount OF insurance written i
1901, over the total number an
amount Of insurance in force Dec
81, 1890. Of all the life insur
ance companies doing business i
Montana, the Northwestern
showed the greatest gain in tn
number of policies written j
1901. The assets Of the North
western are $4s,826,755.45, an
the surplus $7,8o1,7oo,55. Gen
eral Agent Phillips, whose ofic
is in the Montana National Ban.
building, looks for a big increas
in the company's business during
1892.