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London Gruarantee and Accident Company
(LIMITED).
INCORPORATED A. D. 186 S.
Subscribed Capital, . . £116,000
CHIEF OFFICE:
10 MOORGATE STREET, E.C.
EDINBURGH OF FICE: 12 ST. AND REW SQUARE.
Guarantee Branch.
ONDS are granted whereby the Company undertakes to make good loss by reason of
the fraud or dishonesty of persons receiving or holding money or securities for
money, or entrusted with property of any kind (such as Receivers in Chancery or Bank-
ruptcy, Managers, Secretaries, Bank Agents, Collectors, Postmasters, Inspectors of Poor,
Cashiers, Travellers, and Commission Agents).
The Bonds of the Company are accepted by
Her Majesty's Government, The Local Government Board,
The Court of Chancery, The City of London,
and other Municipal Corporations ; and by various Banks and Railways, and other large
Companies throughout the United Kingdom, India, and Australia.
The Rates of Premium vary according to the risk undertaken by the Company. The
different kinds of risks have all been classified, and the Company is therefore in a position
to undertake the best at the Lowest Scale of Premium.
Bonds of Relief of private sureties granted.
ACCIDENT Department.
This Department is one now widely taken advantage of by all classes of society. Some
idea of the substantial character of the benefit obtained by the public from Accident
Assurance may be gathered from the fact that there is paid annually by way of allowance
for injuries, exclusive altogether of the amount paid on Death claims, not much less than
£100,000 in England alone.
Premiums for General Accidents.
GLASS I. Ordinaky FasKS. — Comprises Professional Men, Officers in the Army and Navy not on
Active Service, Commercial Travellers, Corn-dealers, Buyers for Wholesale Houses, Clerks, and
Tradesmen.
CLASS II. Extra Eisks. — Comprises Civil Engineers, Architects, Brewers, Contractors, Working
Farmers, Master Millers, and Maltsters.
CLASS III. Hazardous BiSKS.^Comprises Builders, Bricklaj'ers, Butchers, Carpenters, Cattle-dealers,
Li<;onsed Victuallers, Masons, Plumbers, Printers, Coachmen, Grooms, Ostlers, Messengers, Agri-
cultural Labourers not employed with steam machinerj', and other occupations involving manual
labour.
£1000 if killed, or £6 per week whilst totally disabled. For Class I.,
£3; Class II., £4; and Class III., £5, 5s. per year.
£500 if killed, or £3 per week whilst totally disabled. For Class I.,
£1, 15s.; Class II., £2, 5s.; and Class III., £3, 3s. per year.
The full amount assured is payable in the event of Death resulting directly from an
Accident within three months from the date of its occurrence.
The weekly allowance is payable for a period not exceeding twenty-six weeks in any
one year, and is paid in respect of each Accident in one sum.
A weekly allowance, during partial disablement, of one-fourth of the amount allowed
during total disablement, can be assured at an additional Annual Premium of 2s. for each
£100 assured.
The Company is prepared in all cases to settle a claim for weekly compensation by one
immediate payment.
All information and Forms of Proposal may be obtained at the Head Office or Branches.
RHIND, LINDSAY, & WALLACE, W.S.,
12 St. Andrew Sqitare, EniNBrKGH, Secretaries for Scotland.
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