Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-24
$22,868 INCREASE :
IN STATE ASSESSMENT
OF INSURANCE TAXES

A total Of $404,49559 against tax
Of 1884, 627.24 for the preceding year,
an increase of $22,S6S.35, is assessed
against the insurance companies do
ing business in Maine, according to
the annual commitment by the men,
bers of the board Of state assessors.
Clement S. Stetson of Greene, Fred
s. Jordan of Portland and A. G.
Merritt Of Houlton, made public,
Wednesday.
The taxes are divided among the
different classes of companies as fol-
lows: Maine mutual fire companies,
$1,715.41; mutual fire companies of
other states, factory, mutuals. ST.
541.9S; mutual fire companies of
other states, other mutuals, $14.-
panies of other states, s10O,420.65:
stock fire and marines companies Of
foreign countries. S17,23S.0S; inter-
insurer exchanges, $50S.07; life In
surance companies. 1901, 1869: his
cellaneous companies, $65,679.97; as.
sessment casualty companies, ST.
547.6S
OF the Maine mutual fire compa-
MES, the heaviest tax Is assessed
against the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Of Saco. with the Maine
Gamers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Portland, second, the Mer-
camille & Manufacturers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Portland
third and the Dirigo Mutual Fire IT.
surance Company of Gorham fourth.
OF the mutual fire companies of 9TH
er states. factory mutuals, the heavi-
est tax is assessed against the Bos-
ton Manufacturers Mutual Fire IT,
surance Company of Boston. with
the Arkwright Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company of Boston second, the
Firemen's Mutual Insurance Com
pany of Providence, r. l., third and
the Blackstone Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company of Boston fourth.
OF the other mutual fire companies
Of other states, the heaviest tax is
assessed against the Merrimack
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Andover. Mass, with the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Montpelier, VT, second, the Grain
Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Boston third and the Berk-
shire Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Pittsfield, Mass, fourth
OF the stock fire and marine COM
panies of other states. the heaviest
tax is assessed against the Home In
Surance Company of New York, with
the Hartford Fire Insurance Com
pany of Hartford, Conn. second, the
Continental Insurance Company OF
New York third and the Insurance
Company of North America of Phil
adelphia fourth.
OF the life insurance companies,
the heaviest tax is assessed against
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company of New York, with the
Prudential Company of America c.
Philadelphia, of Newark. n. j., sec
ond. the New York Life Insurance
Company of New York third and the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York fourth.
OF the miscellaneous companies,
the heaviest tax is assessed against
the Employers Liability Assurance
corporation Of Boston. with the
Travellers Insurance Company of
Hartford. Conn, second, the Ameri-
can Mutual Liability Insurance Com
pany Of Boston third and the Federal
Mutual Liability Insurance Company
of Boston fourth.
or the assessment casualty COM
panles, the heaviest tax is assessed
against the FTaternities Health &,
Accident Association of Richmond.
with the Fraternal Protective Asso-
cation of Boston second. the Inter-
State Business Mems Association of
Des Moines, Iowa, third and the
vermont Accident Insurance Corn.
pany OF Rutland, VT, fourth.