28 INFORMATION RELATING TO INSTTRANCE AND THRIFT 



cieties there are thousands of small local societies, but the latter have too 

 little importance. 



The twenty-five societies covered by our figures received premiums, 

 including dues, amounting to 20,612,992 marks, from which sum 1,998,770 

 marks of reinsurance must be subtracted. The • net total was therefore 

 18,614,222 marks. 



In the following table receipts and expenditure are shown under their 

 different heads in terms of thousands of marks, and the development of 

 these insurance societies from 191 1 to 1916 is thus made clear. 



Receipts. 



1911 1912 1913 19T4 1915 1916 



Prehaium? 18,663 i8'633 18,754 18.653 17494 20,613 



Reinsurance 639 691 89-I 851 1,126 1,999 



Mathematical icScrvxs 194 127 82 — 86 — 174 842 



Amount of premiums 17,860 17,815 17,788 17,888 16,542 17,772 



KXPENIHTI'RI': 



Indemnities^ 20,054 •2<^.447 20,221 20.148 17,550 16,994 



Sale of carcases, etc. 5.224 5,^87 5,691 5,493 4,468 4,123 



Net amount of indem- 

 nities 14.S30 14,690 14,530 14,655 13,082 12,871 



Costs and provisions 3,260 3,065 3,060 2,976 2,747 3.258 



Balance — 230 — 210 188 257 713 1,643 



Interest 374 442 398 394 40*8 521 



Difference of exchange. — 17 — 75 — 68 — 31 — 58 — 93 



Total balance . . . 127 157 518 620 1,063 2,071 



Indemnities amounted to 16,994,115 marks. From this sum 4,122,917 

 marks must be subtracted as emanating from the sale of carcases and re- 

 mains, and the net sum of indemnities was ^therefore 12,871,198 marks 

 or 72.3 per cent, of net premiums. In the successive years from 1886 tc 

 1916 the like percentage was : 68.6 — 70 — 74.1 — 72.1 — 71.1.— 78.6 



- 71 - 76.8 - 72.6 - 71.4 - 73 - 714 - 7^ - 73 - 74-4 - 76-5 



- 79-7 - 78.6 - 79.6 - 82.4 - 79.8 - 80.7 - 82.5 - 83.4 - 83.5 - 8^ 

 ■^ 83.9 — 82 — 82 — 79.1 — and 72.3. 



