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INSURANCE DIRECTORY.
BRITON
ESTABLISHED 1854.
CHIEF OFFICE — NO. 429 STRAND, LONDON.
HEAD Office for Scotland— No. 13 Queen Street, Edinburgh.
Lieut. -Gen. Sir John Edward
Dupuis, K.C.B.
Sir James Duke, Bart.
Sir AV. Fergussox, Bart. , F.E.S.
R. Partridge, Esq., F.K.S.
John Propert, Esq.
Francis Webb, Esq.
W. Tyler Smith, M.D.
MiLLis Coventry, Esq.
'^ixtttaxs.
Cliarnnan of the Board — Francls Webb, Esq. Deputy -Cliairman — W. Tyler Smith, M.D.
Wilson Ancell, Esq^.
George Chapman, Esq.
MiLLLS Coventry, Esq.
Wm. Hamilton, Esq., R.X.
Thomas B. Jones, Esq.
E. James Oliver, Esq.
Samuel PiIchards, M.D.
E. H. SlEVEKING, M.D.
Actuary and Secretary— :SO\Y^ MESSENT, F.I. A., F.S.S.
DIRECTORS FOR SCOTLAND.
George T. Alison, Esq. , Merchant, Dundee.
Colonel George Sackville Cotter, C.B.,
Lasswade, Edinburgh.
Wm. N. Forbes, Esq., Dunottar Castle.
John Haig, Esq., Cameron Bridge.
Alexander Mitchell, Esq., Merchant, Dal-
keith.
Banhers-
Oririitarg ^xxttiax$.
Cliairman of the Board — Henry Moffat, Esq.
of Eldin.
Wm. N. Fraser, Esq. of Tornaveen, Albany St.
John Messent, Esq., London.
Adam Morrison, Esq., S.S.C, York Place.
James Ritchie, Esq., Wholesale Stationer.
The Rev. Wm. Robertson, of Xew Greyfriars'.
John Turnbull, Esq. of Abbey St. Bathans.
Consxdtbig Physician — Sir J. Y. Simpson, Bart.
-The Clydesdale Banking Company.
Consulting Sur(jeon — James Spence, Esq., F.E.S., F.E.C.S.E,
Medical Examiner — W. S. Carmichael, F.R.C.S.E.
Solicitor — Andrew Webster, Esq., S.S.C, 10 St. Andrew Square
Stockbrokers — Edinburgh : William Bell ; Robert Alison.
Actuary for Scotland — Alex. Robertson, Esq., W.S.
2Ianager and Secretary for Scotland — David Harris.
►Y THE PECULIARLY EQUITABLE MANNER OF DIVIDING THE PROFITS,
the Policies issued by this Association become payable during the lifetime of the person
a.'^sured luithout extra Premium. This is accomplished by appropriating to the extinction o£
the last payments of Premiums those profits which are generally applied by way of Bonus.
INDISPUTABLE WHOLE WORLD ASSURANCES, permitting unre.stricted Whole
World travel and residence, are granted on one payment of 10s. per cent, on the sum assured,
provided the assured life shall not be under twenty-five years of age, and shaU not be in the
Army or Naval Employment ; and shall also satisfy the Directors that he has no present
intention of going beyond the prescribed lunits.
The rapid accession of the Company's New Business, during the past ten years, will b«
readily seen from the following table, divided into quinquennial periods.
Quinquennial
Period.
No. of
Proposals.
Amount
Proposed.
No. of
Policies Issued.
Amount
Assured.
Amount of
Annual Premiums.
1857 to 1861,
1862 to 1866,
10,799 j 2,100.268
16,401 ! 4,277,918
7,799 j 1,492,40.5
12,521 j 3,283,783
-£45,117 10
105,162
The Income of the Association has increased to £226,151, Os. Id.
The Assets have increased to £530,280, 19s. Id.
In the year 1866, the Proposals were 3649 for £1,011.835 ; and the Policies issued
2947, Assurmg £804,979, producing in New Annual Premiums £26,252, 12s. 4d.
At the close of the year 1807, the Bonus division for the past five years will be made.