Show fOREIGN COMPANIES ARE NOT HURT BY WAR It It is surprising the number of written written written writ writ- ten and verbal inquiries made of this department as to the probable effect of ot the present European war on foreign life insurance companies companies' said John James commissioner of insurance at athis athis athis his office in the state capitol today From the Underwriters' Underwriters Report of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Francisco I gather the Information that the European war is not having so disastrous an effect on the German Gennan I life Ufe companies as has been expected if I the experience of the Prussian Life Insurance company can be taken as a criterion This company which does a re-Insurance re business in the United Stat States s and has Just published Its fiftieth fiftieth fiftieth annual statement shows that its mortality during 1914 and 1915 even with the war claims was only about 10 per cent of the amount expected When the war var commenced in 1914 I the Prussian Life LIe had nearly CG policies outstanding the a aggregate e m ate ani am md nt of which was 74 74 Though some of the policies were on the lives of men who had passed the age limit for military service the vast majority of them were within the age and therefore the company had a considerable exposure to the hazards of ot warIn warIn war In In seventeen months of war lives were lost In war with an aggregate aggregate aggregate gate amount of ot Out of each 1000 lives Insured by the comp company ny eight were lost and out of ot each 1000 of In Insurance Insurance insurance In- In 4 10 matured by death The average policy polley for all was about 1200 but tho the average loss per person in military was only as the younger men carried small smaller er than average amounts of Insurance In In this connection it is also interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing to note that the maximum amount which the company Insures on any ono one life Is 25 marks marks marks-a a very conservative limit when Judged by the practices of American companies |