54 INFORMATION RELATING TO INSURAJi^CE AND THRIFT 



RUSSIA. 



FINNISH SOCIETIES FOR INSURANCE AGAINST MORTALITY AMONG LIVE STOCK 



IN 1913. — Bidrag till Finlands officielle statistik : Forsakringsinsptktorens berattelse 

 angaende de lokala brandstods-och kreatursforsakringsforeningarnas verksamhet under 

 ar 1913 {Official Statistics of Finland : Report on the Condition of Bailiwick and Parish So- 

 cieties for Insurance against Fire and Mortality among Live Stock in 1913) Helpingfors, 1915 



At the end of 1913, 121 societies for insurance against mortality 

 among live stock were active within spheres of less area than a government. 

 They were distributed in the various governments as follows : 



Government of Nyland 5 



» » Abo and Bjorneborg. . . 7 



» 1) Tavastehus 3 



« » Viborg 25 



» » Saint ]\Iichael 5 



)) » Kuopio 5 



» » Vasa 59 



» » Uleaborg. ........ 12 



Total ... 121 



The number and value of the insured animals were at the end of 1913 

 as follows 



Horses 34,162 valued at 12,026,073 marks (i) 



Horned cattle 40,260 » » 4,497,972 » 



Small live stock. ... — » » 23,673 » 



Total . . . 16,547,718 « 



If to these figures be added those relevant to the four societies which 

 are active throughout the country, we find that animals were insure 

 against mortality as follows at the end of 1913 : 



Horses 62,423 _ valued at 23,344,011 marks 



Horned cattle 57>845 » » 7,115,797 . » 



Small live stock. ... — » » 23,673 » 



Total. . . . 30,483,481 » 



Of the total number of horses 20.2 per cent, were insured, of that of 

 horned cattle only 4.9 per cent. 



Of the local societies thirt3^-three insvxred onl}'' horses and four only 

 horned cattle, the remaining eighty-four insuring both horses and horned 

 cattle. 



From the point of view of the importance of the risks covered these 

 societies can be grouped as follows, the figures having reference to the num- 

 ber of societies : 



(1)1 Finnish mark = 9 ^/g (/ at par. 



