Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03
FRATERNAL ORDER
INSURANCE CROWS
IN NEW MEXICO
Twelve Thousand Policy Hold
ers Garry More Than Fif-
teen Million Dollars, Ac-
cording to Statistics Given,

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, April There are 12,763
persons in New Mexico carrying in
surance in fraternal orders. At least
that was the number on New Years
day, according to the report of the
state insurance department made yes
ierday. These carried insurance to-
falling $15.667,293, on which they
paid premiums last year amounting
to $2f4.020 or, an average of $l4 per
thousand dollars The claims incurred
last year amounted to S159,920.92 or
$4,000 less than the premiums col
lected. The year before there were
in force II, 4SS policies, totaling $14,
1851. The new certificates issued
during the year We're 3,645, totaling
1899, $50
The insurance order having the
most members is the Woodmen of the
World with 2,S45 certificates, against
2,647 the year before, although 535
new certificates were issued The
total insurance in force is s4,355,000
the premiums collected during the
past year being $47,27S.22 and the
claims accrued $4S,4J0.
Next in numbers was the ALBANIA
Hispano-Americano with 1,466 Ger
tificates as against 1,26S the year be-
fore and ASP new certificates issued,
the total insurance being $1.66f, 200,
premiums received $29,750.90 claims
$14.400.
The only other fraternity with more
than a thousand insurance members
was the Fraternal Aid Union With
] 1867 certificates against 1,225 last
year. TAG new certificates. total in
surance $l,S56,150, premiums SIS
1886, claims $t6,g46.05.
Woodmen Rank High.
The only other order with more
than a million dollars insurance is the
Modern Woodmen of the World, with
9S7 certificates against $50 last year,
and 1872 new certificates. Total in
surance $1,702,000, premiums collect
ed SIS, 625.96, claims 81 600.
Next in numbers come the Wood
men Circle with S14 members against
663 last year, new certificates 203,
total insurance S912,400. premiums
S9,295.07, claims $1,000. Brotherhood
of American Yeomen, 675 certificates
against ST. last year, 2S2 new certifi
Gates, sS4S,00O insurance, $500
premiums, $4,000 claims. Royal
Neighbors, $40 against 4S1 last year,
los new certificates, $597,25O insur
ance. $4,729.47 insurance, $1,000
claims. Fraternal brotherhood 542. |
against 6lS last year, 1873 new certifi |
Gates. $5S3,734 insurance, s13,3tS
premiums, $10,967l4 claims. order |
of Railway Employees 512, against 472
last year, new certificates 241, insur |
ance $244,900 premiums 1859, !
claims $3,046.43, National Creation So
city, $50 against 442 last year. twentq- |
seven new certificates, insurance $685. |
900, premiums $7,525,25, claims
$5,240. Heralds of Liberty, 4l4 |
against 466 last year fifty-three new
certificates, $4,000 insurance, |
S1037s1 premiums, $4,000 claims. |
Praetorians, 3S1 against seventy last |
year, new certificates 459, insurance |
$414,650, premiums $5,302.75 Knights I
and Ladies of Security, 366 against 374 |
last year, new certificates seventy
four last year, new certificates sixty
four insurance 1901 900, premiums
S5,S44.30, claims $1,000. Maccabees, |
By against 305 last year, new certifi-
Gates IFS, insurance $377600, premi-
ums S4,729.47, claims $1,000. Knights
Of Columbus, PIG against 176 last year.
new certificates fifty-two, insurance
$4,000, premiums $3,10911. Fra
ternal Mystic Circle, 1913 as against
22S last year, one new certificate, in
surance $334.750, premiums $9,703.15.
claims $16,66740. Royal Highland
ers, l56 against 165 last year, insur-
ance $4,000, premiums s2,223.60,
claims $4,000. knights of Pythias,
l4S against lar last year, new certif-
Gates fifty-six, insurance $234,331,
premiums, $6,39O.SO. There are elev-
en- other Insurance orders with less
IMAM a hundred members each.