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FMT’s pick of the unusual, striking or just plain fascinating

Engraving of Dr Edward Jenner

Dr Edward Jenner was a physician and scientist, born in Gloucestershire in 1749. He was a member of Faith and Friendship Lodge, No. 270, becoming its Master in 1812. He created the smallpox vaccine, the world’s first vaccine, and is the father of immunology. The engraving features in the Museum of Freemasonry’s Familiar Faces exhibition 2020-2022.

Image: Museum of Freemasonry

Run by Freemasons for Freemasonry

Brethren,

UGLE, the RMBI and The Supreme Council in founding The Masonic Mutual wanted Freemasonry to have the option to reduce the cost of protecting its buildings and lodges. An organisation run by Freemasons for the benefi t of Freemasonry, not intermediaries and shareholders.

Friendly Societies and mutual insurers have been around for hundreds of years. They were the original form of a social network, where a group of people contributed to a mutual fund from which they received benefi ts at their time of need. Today Mutuals have more than 25 million members and account for over £100 billion in revenues every year.

The Masonic Mutual is owned by our masonic members who buy their cover from us – not big investors or shareholders. These members decide how we are run and everything we do is for their benefi t. Because we pool the risks, we leverage our scale to both reduce the costs of cover and generate benefi ts out of reach of conventional individual insurance.

Integrity, Friendship, Respect and Charity are our guiding principles. So, when your masonic building or lodge needs to renew its insurance, why not consider cover from The Masonic Mutual?

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