Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
INSURANCE RECORD
MADE BY DISTRICT
Washington Leads Nation in
Per Capita Payments of
Death Claims.


The National Underwater announced
today that during the year 1880 the
| District Of Columbia had the largest
amount Of insurance death pay
ments per capita, or 1852. New York
had per capita payment of S26.50,
and Connecticut was third with $500.
New Jersey came fourth with $25.58,
followed by Massachusetts, with $2519;
oregon, S23.57; Vermont, >$22.58; Rhode
Island, $22. Arizona had the lowest
| per capita payments with S5.74, fol-
lowed by Idaho with $7.55 and New
Mexico with S7.99.
The District of Columbia policyhold-
ers and beneficiaries received $4,000
600 from life insurance companies in
1880. an increase Of S1,670,000 or 1853
per cent over the amount paid in 1929.
The District of Columbia ranked thirty
while Ot is forty-first in population
among all the States. The per capita
life insurance payment in the District
of Columbia was $26.67 in 1880.
The largest individual insurance
death claim paid in the District of
Columbia was on the life of person
whose name was not given, for $50, 1000.
Luke c. OBrien carried the second
largest amount of life insurance, with
S45 900. while other large individual
payments were: $4,000, $4,000, $780,
900 and $27,434.
Maryland Man Gets $1,1S3,500.
Maryland policyholders and bene-
ficiaries received s34,400,000 from life
insurance companies in 1880, de-
crease of 100000 or is per cent from
the amount paid in 1929. Maryland
ranked sixteenth in life insurance pay
ments. while 1t Is twenty-eighth in
population among all the States. The
per capita life insurance payment in
Maryland was $21l0 in 1880.
Baltimore led all the cities in Mary
land in 1880, with S19.120,000 in life
insurance payments, compared to ST.
41o.756 in 1929. Pikesville came next
with $285.00 compared to $4,000 in
1929, followed by Hagerstown, with
s255, 900; Cumberland. $4,000: Lu-
therville, $4,000; Salisbury, Sl75.000;
Buxton. 100000; Chevy Chase. S135.-
600; Frederick, $95,5oo; Catonsville,
SOS 900.
The largest individual insurance
death claim in Maryland in 1880 was
on the life of Harry Busick Of Balti-
more for $l,l83,500.
Payments Total s2,642,259,s4s.
Life insurance policyholders and
beneficiaries in the United States and
Canada received a totsl of $2,642,259.-
949 in 1880, per capita payment OF
$40. This was an unusual gain OF
S444.777,375 over 1929, or 20 per cent,
compared with the normal CTS per
cent gain in 1929.
New York was the leader among the
cities. with S170,121. 400. compared to
S158, 100000 in 1929. a gain of sl1,72l,-
400. Chicago came second. with $685.
900, 500. a decrease of Sl8,ll9.006 from
1929. Philadelphia was again third,
with S48.9iS,200, a S12, 500 900 gain. De-
troit ranked fourth in 1880, with a total
of S32.2l8.000 in payments, a gain of
over 100000 Cleveland came next,
with S3l, 1872 500. with nearly $1,000
900 gain. Brooklyn, with $25,276,000
was sixth. but showed a $4,000, 900 de-
crease. Los Angeles showed a $4,000
600 gain, with s26.40o,200 Pittsburgh
came next, with 100000 gain and a
s23.920.000 total. st. Louis made a
100000 gain, with s22,078, 100 total
New York Leads States.
New York led all the States in life
insurance payments in 1880, with total
of s418,000, 900, a gain of SAB 500, 900. OF
l1.6 per cent over 1929 Pennsylvania
came second. with. S204, 600 goo, gain
of sag, 100000. or 22.6 per cent. In 1928
Illinois was second and Pennsylvania
third: last year the order was reversed
Illinois having total of Sl66, 500 900
or a decrease of s22 200, 900, or Ill per
cent. Ohio was again fourth, with
SIP 100000, decrease of Sl0,300,000
or "a per cent. Massachusetts came
fifth. with SLOT 10000 an increase OF
s7,200,000, or ~ per cent New Jersey,
which came sixth, was the only other
State in the nine-f1gure class, with
Sl02 100000, gain of $l0,500 900, or
11.3 per cent
wyoming. with s2,6oo,oOo, and Ari-
iona. with s2,500,o00, came at the foot
of the list
Largest Insura nee Death Claim.
The largest life insurance death claim
paid in 1880 was to the estate of John
T. Dorrance. Camden and Cinnaminson,
N. j., which totaled S4.690. 900. Mr..
Dorrance was president and founder of
the Campbell Soup Co. and left an es-
tate of $1l4850,733.
j. Frank Nutting of New York left
81 100000 in life insurance, which was
the second largest death claim in 1880
Mr.. Nutting was vice president of F. W.
Woolworth & Co.
The third largest death claim paid
in 1880 was on the life of v. e. Macy,
philanthropist, of New York and Os-
sining. who carried $I,307,e49.
Thomas B. Slick, independent oil
operator of Yonkers, N Y, and Okla
homa City, left the next largest amount
of life insurance, 81 .306 900, followed by
Harry Busick of Baltimore, with S1,1s3.-
600. Mr.. Busick was president Of a
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