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County Directory of Scotland Advertiser. vii
ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY,
CHEAPSIDE, LONDON.
FIRE AND LIFE.
Established 1808, and empowered by Act of Parliament of the Hth Geo. III. cap. 79.
CAPITAL— One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds.
Life Department.
The Rates of Premium have been adjusted in accordance with a long experience, and bear equitably
on all ages.
The Accumulated Premiums are over £1,650,000 ; and a Statement showing how these are invested
can be had.
The sum of over £5,119,600 has been paid during the existence of the Office for Claims under Life
Policies, of which amount a very considerable part was for Bonuses.
The next Bonus Valuation will be made up to Christmas 1874, and Policies then in force will
participate therein in proportion to the time they may have been in force.
Fire Department.
This Company undertakes the Assurance of almost every species of Property in the United
Kingdom, at rates of Premium and upon principles which will be found quite as advantageous to the
interests of the Assured as those offered by any other. The Directors can confidently refer to the
well-known character of the Company for liberality and promptitude in the discharge of Claims made
upon it during the many years it has been established.
Mills, Manufactories, Distilleries, Warehouses, Stores, Ships Building, Ships in Harbour, Houses,
Furniture, Stocks-in-Trade, etc., Assured for the year or any shorter period.
The Policies of this Company cover Losses occasioned by the Explosion of Gas. Losses occasioned
by Lightning -will also be paid.
The Fire Duty being wholly abolished, even the least Hazardous Property ought now in every case
to be Assured, and existing Assurances can be increased without increasing the cost hitherto paid.
Tables of Rates, Forms of Proposal, and any information needful to effect Life or Fire Assurances, may be
obtained on application to the Office, 92 Cheapside, London; or to any of the Company's Agents.
London, Dec. 1871.
Agents for the Company in Glasgow— WM. CAERICK & SON, 213 Buchanan Street.
^NORTHERN COUNTIES FIRE OFFICE.
Registered and Chief Offices, INVERNESS ; with Branch Offices in London, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and Aberdeen, and Agencies throughout the Kingdom.
Capital— £100,000, fully subscribed by over 1200 Shareholders.
PRESIDENT.
His Geace THE DUKE OF ATHOLL, K.T.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Sir G. Macpherson-Grant of Ballindalloch, Bart. | Sir Wm. Forbes of Craigievar and Fintray, Bart.
Alexander Matheson, Esq. of Ardross, M.P.
EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS.
Donald Cameron, Esq. of Lochiel, M.P.
Eneas W. Mackintosh, Esq. of Eaigmore, M.P.
Cluny Macpherson of Cluny Macpherson.
The Mackintosh of Mackintosh.
The Chisholm of Chisholm.
Colonel J. Koss Farquharson of Invercauld.
Lieutenant-General Cracklow, Castlehill.
John Harvey, Esq. of Carnousie.
George J. E. Gordon, Esq., yr. of Ellon.
Alexander Henderson, Esq. of Stemster.
Patrick Dixon, Esq., Laurencekirk.
James Fletcher, Esq. of Eosehaugh.
Alexander Maclean, Esq. of Ardgour.
Major James Horne of Stirkoke.
Eobert Grant, Esq. of Kincorth.
Captain White of Lentran and Monar.
John Mackenzie, Esq., Provost of Inverness.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of .Moray & Ross, Primus.
Major Colin Lyon-Mackenzie of St. Martins.
Charles Stewart, Esq. of Dalcrombie.
ORDINARY DIRECTORS.
Charles Fraser-Mackintosh, Esq. of Drammond.
Andrew Dougall, Esq., Manager Highland Rlwy.
George Grant Mackay, Esq. of Ardconnel.
Walter Carruthers, Esq., Gordonville.
BANKERS. AUDITORS.
The Caledonian Banking Company. Alex. Penrose Hay, Esq., Town-Chamberlain
The National Bank of Scotland. John Mactavish, Esq., Secretary Caledonian Bank.
JOSEPH ROBERTSON, General Manager.
Fire Insurances effected at the lowest possible Premiums. Losses settled Promptly and Liberally.
Transfers from other Offices free of expense to the Insurer.