In this report, Charles A. Jenney provides a detailed account of the state of the insurance industry in the United States as of the eleventh census in 1890. He covers all aspects of the industry, including the number of companies, assets, liabilities, policies, and claims. This is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of the insurance business in the United States. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.