30 APRIL 1927, Page 31

HIGHER INSURANCE DIVIDENDS.

Three excellent Insurance dividends have been announced uring the past week. The Alliance is declaring a final dividend f 10s, per share, making 17s, per share less tax for the year as unpared with 16s. for each of the two previous years. The endon and Lancashire pays the same dividend as for 1925— niely, 15s. per share less tax, but the directors have inti-.. ated their intention to raise the interim dividend- next (weather to 8s. per share. The Yorkshire Insurance Com- any is paying the same dividend as for the previous year, he final dividend of 10s. per share free of tax on the fully id shares making 17s. for the year, while the partly paid !arcs receive half this rate.