DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY - Revision history

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	[[Image:imp151.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:imp151.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]		[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]
	[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as ~~Secretary~~. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]]. Schrup continued in his role as secretary until the death of [[ELLWANGER, John Peter\|John Peter ELLWANGER]] when he became the company's president. (1)		[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as secretary. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]]. Schrup continued in his role as secretary until the death of [[ELLWANGER, John Peter\|John Peter ELLWANGER]] when he became the company's president. (1)

	Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.		Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.

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	[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]		[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]
	[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]		[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]

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	[[Image:imp151.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:imp151.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]		[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]
	[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]]. Schrup continued in his role as secretary until the death of [[ELLWANGER, John\|John ELLWANGER]] when he became the company's president. (1)		[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]]. Schrup continued in his role as secretary until the death of [[ELLWANGER, John Peter\|John Peter ELLWANGER]] when he became the company's president. (1)

	Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.		Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.

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	[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]		[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]
	~~DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.~~		[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]]. Schrup continued in his role as secretary until the death of [[ELLWANGER, John\|John ELLWANGER]] when he became the company's president. (1)

	[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]].

	Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.		Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.

	In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan. In 1906 Dubuque Fire and Marine took over and reinsured all the outstanding risks of the German National Insurance Company of Chicago. The announcement identified the Dubuque company as now one of the leading insurance companies in the nation. From less than $300,000, it would mean an annual premium increase to nearly one million dollars. The local workforce increased from eleven to about twenty-five employees. (1)		In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan. In 1906 Dubuque Fire and Marine took over and reinsured all the outstanding risks of the German National Insurance Company of Chicago. The announcement identified the Dubuque company as now one of the leading insurance companies in the nation. From less than $300,000, it would mean an annual premium increase to nearly one million dollars. The local workforce increased from eleven to about twenty-five employees. (2)

	In 1907 a branch of the company was established in Washington, D.C. by N. J. Schrup. (2)		In 1907 a branch of the company was established in Washington, D.C. by N. J. Schrup. (3)

	By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.		By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.
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	1. "Big Insurance Deal Consummated," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 20, 1906, p. 5		1. "N. J. Schrup's Life Interesting Story," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 12, 1924, p. 2

			2. "Big Insurance Deal Consummated," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 20, 1906, p. 5

	2. "The City in Brief," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, May 6, 1907, p. 2		3. "The City in Brief," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, May 6, 1907, p. 2
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	DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.		DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.

	[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. ~~On July 18, 1883,~~ [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager.		[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm in 1883 listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager. Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]].

	~~Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with~~ the company ~~were [[LINEHAN~~, ~~John J.\|John J~~. ~~LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in~~ the ~~[[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as~~ the ~~president~~ of ~~the insurance company and [[HEEB~~, ~~Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], the secretary~~ and ~~treasurer~~ of ~~the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]]~~.		Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.

	~~Capitalized at $100~~,~~000~~, ~~the company~~ in ~~1890 had assets~~ over ~~$140,000~~. ~~By 1897~~ the ~~firm had become~~ one of the ~~largest of its kind~~ in ~~Iowa with 50~~,000 ~~policies issued and assets of $350~~,~~000~~.		In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan. In 1906 Dubuque Fire and Marine took over and reinsured all the outstanding risks of the German National Insurance Company of Chicago. The announcement identified the Dubuque company as now one of the leading insurance companies in the nation. From less than $300,000, it would mean an annual premium increase to nearly one million dollars. The local workforce increased from eleven to about twenty-five employees. (1)

	In ~~1905~~ the ~~insurance~~ company ~~expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon~~ established in ~~Massachusetts~~, ~~West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan~~. ~~In 1906 Dubuque Fire and Marine took over and reinsured all the outstanding risks of the German National Insurance Company of Chicago~~. ~~The announcement identified the Dubuque company as now one of the leading insurance companies in the nation~~. ~~From less than $300,000, it would mean an annual premium increase to nearly one million dollars~~. ~~The local workforce increased from eleven to about twenty-five employees~~. (1)		In 1907 a branch of the company was established in Washington, D.C. by N. J. Schrup. (2)

	By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.		By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.
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	1. "Big Insurance Deal Consummated," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 20, 1906, p. 5		1. "Big Insurance Deal Consummated," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 20, 1906, p. 5

			2. "The City in Brief," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, May 6, 1907, p. 2
	[[Category: Insurance]]		[[Category: Insurance]]
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	Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.		Capitalized at $100,000, the company in 1890 had assets over $140,000. By 1897 the firm had become one of the largest of its kind in Iowa with 50,000 policies issued and assets of $350,000.

	In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan.		In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan. In 1906 Dubuque Fire and Marine took over and reinsured all the outstanding risks of the German National Insurance Company of Chicago. The announcement identified the Dubuque company as now one of the leading insurance companies in the nation. From less than $300,000, it would mean an annual premium increase to nearly one million dollars. The local workforce increased from eleven to about twenty-five employees. (1)

	By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.		By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.
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			1. "Big Insurance Deal Consummated," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 20, 1906, p. 5
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	DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.		DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.

	[[Image:imp154.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. On July 18, 1883, [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager.		[[Image:imp154.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Handwritten by-laws of the company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]Located at the corner of Main and Fourth, the firm listed L. A. Styles, Surveyor and [[BISSELL, Frederick Ezekiel\|Frederick Ezekiel BISSELL]] as Secretary. On July 18, 1883, [[SCHRUP, Nicholas J. Sr.\|Nicholas J. SCHRUP, Sr.]] served as the secretary and general manager.

	Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], the secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]].		Other well-known Dubuque businessmen associated with the company were [[LINEHAN, John J.\|John J. LINEHAN]] who owned a half-interest in the [[DUBUQUE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY]] and served as the president of the insurance company and [[HEEB, Anthony F.\|Anthony F. HEEB]], the secretary and treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]].

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	[[Image:imp155.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]		[[Image:imp155.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]
	DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.		DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.

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	[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]		[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]
	[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]		[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]
	[[Image:imp152.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|250px\|Letter head. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:imp152.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Letter head. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:imp151.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:imp151.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:imp155.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]		[[Image:imp155.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]
	DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.		DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.

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	In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan.		In 1905 the insurance company expanded its business into Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York. Their business continued to soar and agencies were soon established in Massachusetts, West Virginia, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan.

	By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles J.\|Charles J. SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.		By 1918 Nicholas Schrup was president of the company. He was succeeded by [[SCHRUP, Charles Joseph\|Charles Joseph SCHRUP]] who by 1911 had become the company's Assistant Secretary.

	In August, 1958 the Schrup family sold the business to John D. MacArthur and Bankers Life of Chicago. At the time of the sale, the company had $135 million in assets and insured over three million policy holders.		In August, 1958 the Schrup family sold the business to John D. MacArthur and Bankers Life of Chicago. At the time of the sale, the company had $135 million in assets and insured over three million policy holders.

	The company moved out of Dubuque in 1961 when the name was changed to Bankers Multiple Line, and the offices were moved to Chicago.		The company moved out of Dubuque in 1961 when the name was changed to Bankers Multiple Line, and the offices were moved to Chicago. In 1967 the remaining records of the company stored in the Fischer Building were moved to Des Moines.

	In 1967 the remaining records of the company stored in the Fischer Building were moved to Des Moines.

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the company at 7th and Main.		The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed the company at 7th and Main.

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	[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]		[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]
	[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]		[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]

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	[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]		[[File:DFM2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|c.1912. Photographer unknown, “[Thirteen men working in a large Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company office in the Bank & Insurance Building],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/146.]]
	[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]		[[File:CSDFM.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Charles Schrup sits at a roll-top desk in his office at the Dubuque Fire & Marine Insurance Company, rooms 710 to 715 in the B & I Building. William J. Klauer Collection, Center for Dubuque History, Loras College]]
	[[Image:imp152.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|250px\|Letter head. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:imp152.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Letter head. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:imp151.jpg\|~~right~~\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:imp151.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|State auditor's certification in 1883 of the company to carry out business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:imp155.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]		[[Image:imp155.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|State of Iowa Insurance Department certification of business for the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding.]]
	DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.		DUBUQUE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. The ''Dubuque City Directory'' of 1857-1858 mentions the company as a mutual company in which the insured person became a stockholder.