18 FEBRUARY 1938, Page 38

GOOD INSURANCE RESULTS.

Good dividend announcements and preliminary figures ar, now being announced by the leading insurance companies Two of the big companies have increased their dividend, The Prudential has announced a final " A " dividend cs 724 per rent. compared with 704 per cent. last year, makin 974 per cent. for the year against 954 per -cent. The Pear is paying a final dividend of 274 per cent., plus a bonus of 2 per 'cent., making a. total distribution of 55 per cent. fu the year. A year ago a final dividend of 264 per cent. withou. a bonus was paid, making 514 per cent. for 1936. The Nationa' Mutual has announced a record net new life insurance busines' for 1937 of £1,037,771, an increase of £134,544. The premium income increased from £405,508 to £441,074. The Sun LifL of Canada effected new insurances to the value of L51,000,000 an increase of £6,000,000 - the premium income at £20,711,000 showed an increase of „Z84o,000. J. D. M.