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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 175292, member: 3011&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t call mutual insurance companies socialistic.&nbsp; Membership is voluntary.&nbsp; The business is run on an actuarially sound basis with premiums plus investment income equalling death benefits on a group basis over time.&nbsp; Unlike &quot;from each according to his ability, to each according to his need,&quot; the company is operated in a capitalistic manner with profits accruing to the owners [policyholders] of the business and not distributed as the government or even board of directors sees fit.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to throw that in, but it&#039;s still a neat token.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen some Metropolitan Life Insurance Company tokens around from the days when it was a mutual insurance company, before it went public.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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