PROGRESS OF LIVESTOCK INSURANCE 49 



(a) Insurance of Horned Cattle. 



Voluntary horned cattle insurance made considerable progress in 191 1. 

 On December 31st. of that year there were in Belgium 1,339 mutual societies 

 (1,266 of them recognised societies), with altogether 115,246 members. They 

 insured 320,605 head of horned cattle for an amount of 119,604,026 frs. 



The losses in the year were 9,444. In 1.486 cases Government gave 

 compensation to a total amount of 160,541 frs. In addition to the Govern- 

 ment assistance and the proceeds from the sale of the livestock, the total 

 claims paid by the societies amounted to 1,555,441 frs. The amounts 

 received from members (premiums, entrance fees etc.) in 1911 came to 

 1,028,269 frs. The assets of the societies on December 31st. of that year 

 amounted to 1,192,745 frs. 



The 1,339 societies were distributed as follows in the various provinces : 

 East Flanders 278, Brabant 237, I^imbourg 173, Antwerp 143, I^i^ge 131, 

 Luxembourg 120, Namur 109, Hainaut 92, West Flanders 56. Most of the 

 local mutual societies are united in Federations or provincial reinsurance 

 societies. The following table gives statistics of reinsurance of horned 

 cattle for 191 1. 



