Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-15
FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
IN CONNECTICUT
Insurance Commissioned Makes Report
on Business They Have Done.

Insurance Commissioner Burton
Mansfield has submitted to Governor
Holcomb the fftieth annual report of
the insurance department. 1t is for
the year 1914, and relates to fraternal
benefit societies.
Mr. Mansfield begins his report with
an expression of regret at the death
of his predecessor, Colonel Theodore
H. Macdonald. Mr.. Mansfield says:
L cannot refrain from expressing my
deep appreciation of the service which
Mr.. Macdonald rendered to the state
and the public as insurance commits
sioner, and recording here my deep
regret at his death; a regret which
came to me not only as his successor
in office, but also as a friend. L had
known him well for many years."
Increase in Business.
At the end Of 1914 the total assets
of the fraternal benefit societies do
ing business in this state amounted
to ,393,791.92, being an increase
over 1913 of 1871, 539.28; the total
liabilities We're $19, 795, 5000, an in
crease of $5,238,642.63 over 1913; the
total balance to protect contracts was
$113,59S, 1898, an increase of $S,572,-
1865 over 1918: the number of mem
bers was 4,474,421, an increase of
101, 167.
The total amount paid by members
in 1914 was $1,448,741.78 more than
in 1913; the income from all other
sources in 1914 was $3,60S, 404.94 les
than in 1913, and the total income was
$2159, 663.16 less. The disbursements
show that the amount paid to mem
bers was 500, 08S, 5S3.06, or $1,136, 164.-
70 more than in 1913; the amount paid
for expenses was $16S, 469.47 less than
in 1913, and the total disbursements
were $1,196,053.43 greater than in 1913.
The report says the following sOCie-
ties have ceased to do business in this
state: Sons of Benjamin, New York, N.
Y. American Order of Fraternal Help
ers, Boston, Mass; knights of the
Modern MacCabees, Port Huron, Mich. !;
Pa; Knights of Honor, st. Louis, Mo-;
United Order Of Pilgrim Fathers, Law
renee, Mass.
Statistics.
Statistics are given for the year 1914
of the societies of this state and of
those located in other states but doing
business in Connecticut. From these
statistics the following figures relating
to Connecticut societies are taken:
Ancient Order of United Workmen
of Connecticut. Number of members,
3,758 amount of insurance, 1852, 656 !;
received in mortuary assessments dur
ing the year, 1854, 947.66; number of
deaths, So; death losses, $127,221.
Grand lodge, Degree of Honor, A. o.
q. W.-Mortuary funds. $8,736; ex-
penses, $327.72.
First slovak, Wreath of the Free
Eagle -Mortuary funds, $3,456.18; re-
serve funds, $6,732.1S.
F'raternal Benefit League-Mortuary
funds. $1O5,9S8.89; health and accident
benefit funds, $3,41O97;' amount of in
surance, $4,639, 943.50; mortuary assess
nents, $42,549.15; deaths during the
year, 40; death losses, $39,S19.64.
Fraternal Order of Connecticut
Amount of insurance, $21S, 1882; NOR
tuary assessments, $4,663.49; deaths, s.;
death losses, $4,56463.
Hungarian Sick Benefit Societies
observation-disclosures of insurance,
$10,640,5O0; mortuary assessments,
$145,4 58.19; deaths, 142; death losses,
$144, 700.
Knights Of Columbus-Mortuar
funds, $4,000; reserve funds, $4,6O1, :
S70.64; amount of insurance, $113, 427, =
$50; mortuary assessments, $1,263,25
IS; number of deaths, 1852; death loss
es, $793,00O.
Rakoczy Hungarian Sick Benefit So
ciety-Amount of insurance, s4,41O,45O;
mortuary assessments, $39,33151;
deaths, A; death losses. $38,7OO.