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UNITED STATES - INSURANCE AND THRIFT 



in Illinois on 31 December 1914, having a total membership of about 175,000 

 and distributed as follows : 



District Mutual Fire Insurance Companies ..... 12 



County " " " " 66 



Township " " " " 142 



District " Windstorm " " 8 



County " " " " 4 



Total ... 232 



It is seen that the companies are divided into the three classes of dis- 

 trict, county and township companies. District companies are those 

 whose territories are not limited by their charters to a certain count}^ or a 

 number of political or congressional townships. County companies were 

 formerly those whose territory was limited to a single county but by an Act 

 which came into force on I July iQog they were allowed to include conti- 

 guous territory. The territory of township companies is limited by their 

 charters to a certain number of political or congressional townships not 

 exceeding twentj'-five. 



The following table summarizes the activity of the mutual fire insu- 

 rance companies in 1913 and 1914 : 



Number of companies 



Risks written during the year 



Assessments collected during the year . . 



Total income from all sources 



lyOsses paid 



All other expenditure 



Total expenditure 



Cash assets 



lyiabilities 



Risks in force at eqd of year 



Assessment rate on each $100 at risk . . 

 lyosses paid on each $100 at risk .... 



Number of risks written 



Number of risks in force on 31 December 



220 



72,382.676 

 678,171 



775,857 

 560,598 

 197,826 

 758,424 

 454,409 

 86,730 

 301,068,365 



0.22 

 0.18 



37,633 

 164,606 



69,224,486. 



507,347 

 723,700 

 544,184 

 189,802 

 735.046 

 428,682 

 113,903 

 315,549,673 



0.19 

 0.22 

 35,267 

 163,248 



