Show women and insurance only about eight or nine of the life insurance companies of the country insure women at the same rates as men A considerably larger number insure women but charge them an additional 5 per 1000 and still more even do not insure women at all it is the opinion of those qualified to speak that the companies charging the excess rate are not justified in doing so and that the practice will not long be continued the mortality rate experienced among its women insurers by one well known company has been about 80 per cent of what was expected and it has insured several women for the full amount it will issue on anyone life that is 50 the heretofore unfavorable attitude of insurance companies toward women has been due undoubtedly to the fact that few if any women had an insurable interest but that day has passed As the avenues of occupations havo widened thousands of women today are the sole support of children or parents and choso thus dependent on them need the protection of insurance aa much as if the family breadwinner were a man |