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GERMAN FIRE INS. CO.
GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Peoria, Illinois.
Home Office, 113-115 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET.
[Ilcorporated 1876; commenced business 1876; admitted May, 1882.]


President, BERNARD CREMER.
Vice President, H. E. SIEBERNS.


Secretary, CHAS. CRllEMER'1&.
Treasurer, M. S. CREMER.


CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount of capital paid up in cash .................... $ 200,000 00
Amount of ledger assets December 31 of previous year ............ .  $7989,954
53
INCOME.
Fire.
Gross premiums ..........           .............      $801,234 50
Deduct gross amount paid      for reinsurance: fire,
$74,075.71; return premiums: fire, $122,643.59 .......  196,719 30
Total premiums (other than perpetual) .........     .........  $601,515 20
Gross interest on mortgage loans ......................  $10,444 St
Gross interest on bonds and dividends on stocks ......    9,032 0X
Gross interest on deposits in trust companies and
banks ....:P;..............                               916 59
Gross rents from company's property., ...........         9,000 00
Total gross interest and rents .      ...............................  29,0393
48
From other sources .................................................  45,000
00
Gross profit on sale or maturity of ledger assets:. Stocks-Central
Trust Co ......                                                       3,725
00
Total income .    .................................................  $682,633
68
Total footings .     ......................................... $1,422,588
21
DISBURSEMENTS.
Fire.
Gross amiount paid policyholders for losses (includ-
lng $41,037.16 occurring in previous years) .........  $278,2931 a6
Deduct amount received for reinsurance ..............    25,901' 29
Net amount paid policyholders for losses ..................... $252,892 37
Expenses of adjustment and settlement of losses ..................      ,60
 89
Commissions or brokerage ...         .....................................
 160,874 87
Allowances to local agencies for miscellaneous agency expenses ....     2
,076 82
Salaries, $2,000.00, and expenses, $1,180.29, of special and gemmeral
agents .......                                                        3,180
29
Salaries, fees and all other charges of officers, directors, trustees
andl home office employes .................................1 1T,902 0(1
Rents .........                                                        2,400
00
Adv ertising, $317.00; printing and stationer ,      ...............3,17
     (
Postage, telegrams, telephone and express .........................    1,
1937 84
Legal expenses .     ...................................................
 797 2 33
Furniture and fixtures .       ...........................................
 898 30
Maps, including corrections ....                                        
599 00
IUnderwriters' boards and tariff associations ....................... 2 ,573
830
Fire department, fire patrol and salvage corps assessments, fees,
taxes and expenses .       .............................................
 1,677 (0
Inspections and surveys .       ...........................................
 1_465 36
Repairs and expenses (other than taxes) on real estate ............     
3 81 21
faxes on real estate ................................................  2,199
02
State taxes on premiums ...........                                    9,452
10
Insurance department licenses and fees1,871 27