INSURANCE.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3202, 24 May 1879, Page 2

INSUR ANCE.

-*• .Reckless fitiskiJr w,as,,the phrase a few days ago applied in jtK'eJs6'lc6lamnß to the inconsiderate practice—-the offllplfiljg^"""" of jov.erCke'enl' competition—,whkh fofw ■ sopie time past charactered; the action of' f mbst of our fire inftu^ance^jcompaniesj tigents all OTerthe Cfblony: 4lliTOm^l pdinted'nWtol the'insured butr.tdJtn»rii»O sijrerß. Jliey in their^'thirst for business, underw'Vdte forJsviing and-for propenieri^ I a planner which was little less than offerjJDßraJVeffiiunl'''t6 theincenatary^o^aty-jag* pily, if the lessons: of'experience are n0t,,,t0. be. passed unregarded—if the ■M burned' childrinWSfWhelriiiWageniiat !and..-dire.c|prates reallj "dread the jfire" which faas punishedrtliimTl«a>ftftd~^ ? their reTcnues f andrrthreafeaed their dividends,--a SpWJ4fu>Uution is likely logro^ ,from the costly teachings : y come good. There is, however, another sjjecies of " Eeqklew}#iskj" w>ich cannot be too strongly condemned. * It is prac« Used by those thoughtless persons who have wives and families dependent upon ; ihdraUte Whorforg^tting their proper^aad- „ permanent duties, culpably neglect to make provision ,for, tioseofq th«ir own .Jiousehold. In these days all classes, fijom the Queen's representative downward, are being taught the advantages of life, iasstirttfce/jajiid^are/flea^fjpjf r *pf sweet is the sleep of the man whtf,Jin sickness or in danger by sea or land, can enjoj* On* comfortablyteelingf^b^tpWeaUijy is approaching at least be has provided' by' jbis policy ot insnranof a f<Wf peeping the Wolf from the door of his wife and childnfty'i <wlbse' bread-finttwabt^affJifen,,,^ 4nd how simple and easy are the pay* mentg ; hoflr 'httle an reality iiuth*,s«£f. M denial, by which such a blessing to the .widow aWdfath:et'lef«-«attvbe^saetir«^J..Aa,a pkyment equal to about 8d per week, paid by a healthy man-WffifwS&^fl^>«OMi<Ml* secure forJiis wife and.children, in the erent of his deatnV;!' MhPdt '^LOO. If he engigeSijU^jgake a payment equal to sometiling less than a shilling a week for***'' ,t renty years, should he live so long^,ho__ then ceases to make any further payment, ahd ther£loo Wa^ures for bbcomtfi li»! II property of his wife an<i phildren at hiii. death, whenever that ievent Jnay happen. £ hould be die at any time before the twenty; year alffurther pajments !th«n c^sie, and the tumus at Qnceis^dM4o rto his fttnily.">ofeouM»»i in^^fiJq^y, 1 inhere wages are.good,,a.jfew^ shillings a >week can be e*»ily «pared," and^oj^g^t to™ be cheerfully set «sid^ for such 'a 'MPjf«£ {^ siry object by every Jinan dependen^^ix^j r his daily earningiifor. the support of .^hi^* sjelf and those-that are'dear to him.i.V^:.( >wj