Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-14
"A RECORD BREAKING YEAR.
Letter to Register Life Agents From
Secretary Radcliffe.

Letter to Register Life Agents From
Secretary Radcliffe.
The following letter to agents of the
Register Life. of Davenport, will not
fail to attract the attention of all who
want safe insurance al rcasonab BILE rates.
On another page of this paper appears
the certificate of the auditor OF State,
which is certainly a document caiculat-
ed 10 inspire confidence in the Register
Life. The letter is appended:
Davenport. Iowa, March I. l901.-roi
Register Life Agents: 1t looks very
much as tho 1901 We're going to be a
record -breaking year for the Register
Life. Our business for the first two
months of the year has exceeded any
thing we have evel; done during the
same period.
We are in a peculiarly fortunate post.
ton to secure business this year--espe
6c!ally in competition-for these reasons:
L. Our rate is now the lowest of any
old-line company in the United States.
O. Our dividends are higher than
those of other companies.
3. These two facts, of course, MAKE
the cost of our insurance lower than
that of other companies.
4. Our policies are more liberal than
those of other companies, in that values
begin earlier and are higher, rate being
taken into consideration.
5. We protect every policy. with a de-
Irosit with the state of Iowa sufficient
to guarantee payment in full of every
policy as it natures.
G. We attach to each policy a state
rent signed and dated by the auditor.
of state. and sealed with the great seal
of the state of Iowa, certifying these
deposits have been made.
These reasons together with the fact
that we are paying dividends annually.
have increased regular dividends and
ipay double dividends on all policies in
force five years. will undoubtedly ac-s
count for the extra good business we
are doing.
In comparison with this, what are
other companies doing? Most Of them
nave increased rates, decreased divi-s
bends, and ceased writing annual dis
Itribution policies
Up to the LIST of January, 1901, the
Aetna paid good annual dividends and
the rates were about the same az ours.
Now the rates have been raised TO a
point where we sell a fifteen ynenti
life for about the same rate as their
twenty payment life. Their dividends
have been reduced materialiy-on some
policies as much a 8 so per cent-and are
now payable every five years only.
The Mutual Benefit has also MATERIAL
lily reduced dividends.
1t is needless TO add that our agents
are having no trouble in competition
with these companies.
Agents of these companies are much
dissatisfied with the situation, but
probably do not know there is a COM
pany writing just the kind of policies
Ithey want-low rates. good annual divi-|
l.dends and liberal surrenders.
..WILLIAAI NJ. RADCLIFFE,
Secretary"
II you will compare the following re-
suits with those of other companies we
think you will decide to keep your
money at home. as the results show
that you would realize better interest
and secure your insurance at the least
cost:
Policy No. 74o; Edward Borcherdt,
Davenport, Iowa; twenty-year endow-
ment, $500; age, A. Dividends used to
reduce premiums: