MISCELI.ANEOUS INFORMATION RELATING TO INSURANCE 

 AND THRIFT IN VARIOUvS COUNTRIES. 



ALGERIA AND REGENCY OF TUNIS. 



THE CENTRAI, AlyGERIAN AND TUNISIAN FUND FOR AGRICUVi'URAI, REINSUR- 

 ANCE IN 1915. 



From the reports submitted to the extraordinary general meeting of 

 26 April 1916 we take the following figures as to the progress of the fund in 

 19^5 : 



1. Insurance against Hail. 



Francs (i) 



Policies in force in 1915 i>589 



)) » » » 1914 1.369 



i. e. an increase of 220 



Insured value in 1915 40,842,638 



» » » 19-^4 34,332,502 



i. e. an increase of 6,510,136 



Assessments in 1915 582,158 



» » 1914 548,785 



i. e. an increase of 33,373 



The cases of payment of indemnities numbered 317 and their amount 

 was 1,162,938 francs. 



2. Insurance against Mortality among Live Stock. — For the fifteen 

 federated funds for insurance against mortality among live stock the re- 

 sults for 1915 were as follows : 



Number of policies 197 



Value of insured animals 1,193,475 francs 



Assessments 33,388 » 



Indemnities 28,186 » 



Percentage of assessments constituted 



by indemnities 84 % 



(i) I franc = 9 ^/g d at par. 



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