The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-06
Life InanI.nMce.

"The deadly paralleI prlnclple, Whei , applied to the official showing of six
 teen of the more prominent companies doing business in the State of Connec- ticut during the year 1899, yields the fol
 lowing interesting results. The com
 panies are arranged numerically ac-
 cording to the percentage of the total
 premiums received by them during 1899
 which they returned to the insured dur
 ing the same year. The company
 which returned the highest percentage
 stands No. i. The company which re-
 turned the lowest percentage stands No.
 16. The returns were made to the in
 sured for death losses, for matured en-
 dowments, for surrendered policies, for
 dividends, and for annuities.
 Company No. returned to its policy
 holders 122 per cent. of total premiums
 received.
 Company No returned to it's policy
 holders S7 per cent. of total premiums
 received
 !. Company No. 8 returned to it's policy
 holders S4 per cent. of total premiums I received.
 Company No. returned to it's policy
 holders 77 per cent. of total premiums received
 Company No. 5 returned to its policy holders 76 per cent of total premiums received.
 Company No returned to its policy holders 67 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No. returned to its policy holders 60 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No. returned to its policy holders 59 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No. returned to it's policy ! holders 59 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company NJ. 10 returned to it's policy holders 56 per cent. oe total premiums received.
 Company No. il returned to it's policy holders 55 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No. 12 returned to it's policy holders 52 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No. 13 returned to its policy holders 51 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No. 14 returned to it's policy holders 47 per cent. of total premiums received.
 Company No 15 returned to its policy holders 46 per cent. of total premiums received
 Company No. 16 returned to it's policy holders 45 per cent. of total premiums received.
 The met premium" in all these com )anfnc cf ba to be necessary to meet the death losses during the year added to the sum as- stunned to be necessary to provide "the reserve" required by law. To provide ! for management expenses, the several companies loaded" the met premium" on an average, as follows, and spent a part or all of 1t as stated.
 Company No. loaded it an average of 25.1 per cent, and expended S4S1 | per cent of that
 Company Mo- 2 loaded it an average | of 29.S per cent. and expended 749S per cent. of that
 Company No 3 loaded it an average | of 31.2 per cent, and expended 129. 72 | per cent. of that
 Company No. loaded it an average of 2e.3 per cent, and expended S7. 30 per cent. of that
 Company No. 5 loaded It an average of 27.4 per cent, and expended 1O9. g per cent. of that.
 Company No. 6 loaded it an average cent. of that,
 Company No. ' loaded it an average of 33.4 per cent, and expended S5. 40 per cent. of that.
 Company No. loaded it an average of 28.4 per cent, and expended 115.41 per cent. of that.
 Company No 9 loaded it an average of 2S.1 per cent, and expended 95.76 per cent. of that.
 Company No. 10 loaded it an average of 309 per cent, and expended 94 al per cent. of that Company No. II loaded it an average of 32.5 per cent, and expended 117J1 per cent of that Company No. 12 loaded it an average of 3S.6 per cent, and expended 95.5O per ( cent. of that. ii Company No. 13 loaded it an average f of $40 per cent, and expended 79.77 per ( ,ent. of that. f Company No. IA loaded it an average l # 27.S per cent, and expended S9.3 per I ,ent. of that. ( Company No. E loaded it an average f If 246 per cent, and expended 127.97 per 'ent. of that. e Company No. 16 loaded it an average c 'f 234 per cent, and expended 13757 per | ent of that. [ At the end of the year 1899 the com t ,anies referred to found that their a leath losses during the year were as elbows, viz: a Company No. i, 77.S4 per cent. of the b lumber provided for in the net pre- t niums. t Company No. 3, 1887 per cent of the I lumber provided for in the net pre- Ii liUms. Q Company No. 8, 5000 per cent. of the n lumber provided for in the net pre- c liums. is Company No. 4, 6SO0 per cent. of the h umber provided for in the net pre- y 1iums. V Company No. 5, 7217 per cent. of the ft umber provided for in the net pre- a liums. fc Company No. 6. 76.55 per cent. of the d umber provided for in the net pre- M liums fl Company No. 7, 77.S3 per cent. Of tho h umber provided for in the net pre- v liums. h. I I,.