The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-24
WHICH LEADER.
TheiOld Line Life Companies
Throughout the Country
Making Dividend Com
parisons.
The Northwestern Mutual, OF
Milwaukee, Wis, Sayslt
Leads, and Gives
Proof.
Any Company That Can Make
as Good a Showing Is
Called Upon to
Dc 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 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. G.. 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
Tany.-The above policy was issued in
1868 at age ~, for $1,000, upon the or
dirary lie plan, the annual premium
being s6s.1O. 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:
20 icy No. 76,737, issued by the North
western Mutual Life lnsurane Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1874 at age 81, for S10,O ZOO, upon the
ord nary life plan, the annual premium
being s25e.40. Upon payment Of pre-
MUM due in 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount to Si,507. All other
companies areSinvited to place in com
parison a case Of the same date, age and
kind.
And yet another: -
Policy No. 72,l21, issued by the North.
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany.-The above policy was issued in
1878 at age 81, for 5000, upon the or
binary life plan, the annual premium
being S273.40. Upon payment OF pre-
MUM Que in 1892 the full paid dividend
additions amount TO 1882. 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 in
1872 at age rs, for $1,000, upon the 20.
payment life plan. the annual premium
being se5l.94. The policy became full
paid in 1891, and in 1892 the DIVIDEND
addit.o ns amount to Sl,O57. which with
the policy makes full laid insurance fol
S3,c57. Ali 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 1897, 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 $I,o77,5oo, a gair
Of 1856 per cent in the number Of
policies, and 18S per cent. in the
amount Of insurance written ir
1901, over the total number anc
amount of insurance in force Dec
81, 1890. OF all the life insur-
ance companies doing business ir
Montana, the Northwestern
showed the greatest gain in the
number Of policies written in
1901. The assets of the North.
western are $4S,826,755.45, anc
the surplus $7,891,79o.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.