The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-21

Chambers county to Birmingham and
began his first work In insurance as a
writer for the Prudential His rise has
been almost marvellous. During the first
year ne made record that attracted
the attention of several insurance COM
panies. He was offered the state man
agement of the National Life of Vermont.
which position he has been filing for the
past several months.
Cyrus III. Lange, manager of the south
ern division for the Prudential Life was
attracted by Mr.. Avery's work While
writer in his company and offered him
the state management of the Prudential
with headquarters at Montgomery.
President w. j. Cameron of the Bir-
mingham Life Underwriters association,
which comprises the managers and super
intendents of the life insurance companies
of Birmingham, has announced the APP
pointment of the following committees
Executive committee j. r. Pratt c. B.
Jennings, Walter l.. Sessions w. !.
Cameron w. H. Stewart; membership,
Jennings; finance, p c. Ratllff e. II.
Andrews, IL. Rich and T. r. Mccarthy;
press and publication, W. i. Sessions, T.
A. Holly, c. N. Avery and j. Il. Pratt;
entertainment, e. H. Andrews, b. p. Nor
Veil, II. w. Leyens and G. w. Beech.
Inc next meeting Ol the dSSOcidtlOli Will
be held on the afternoon of June 5.
W. l.. Sessions, state manager Of the
Prudential, returned Friday from trip
to Atlanta and other points In Georgia.
II am formerly from Georgia, and think
that Atlanta is a hustling city but when
1t come to progress that city doesn't APP
proach Birmingham Atlanta may have
more tall buildings than this city, but
when II comes to business and industrial
growth Birmingham is far in advance
of any city in the south or in the whole
country as to that.
The ninth annual meetin" of the Ala
bama underwriters of fire insurance will
be held at Point Clear, near Mobile on
June 15 and 16.
The insurance commissioner of Alabama
has issued license to the Missouri state
Life insurance company to do business
in this state. The state headquarters OF
the company will be probably at Bir-
mngham.
A Jury of Cleveland o., recently re-
turned a verdict declaring that a scratch
constituted an accident. says the lnsur-
ance Field. A tailor who had carried
$1,000 accident policy while using ham,
mer scratched his hand, which resulted IN
blood poison ard death. The company
turned down the claim on grounds that
the man did not die from an accident.
The case was tried before jury who
rendered verdict against the insurance
company.
"In the SOS the matrimonial insurance
companies had their run. Their mission
were to insure young men against mar
riage or rather mature their policy on
MAJ ia oa a insurance
man. "The companies did a land office
business for a while. but the number OF
marriages increased at such rapid rate
that all the companies soon went broke
1.-THE plan of the matrimonial COM
NAMES was to issue a $4,000 policy, pay
ment at marriage The scheme was one Of
| the worst blows that the race suicide
| ever had. 1t resulted in nearly every
manageable man getting married. The
mortalties We're so great that ii was i'm
possible for the companies to meet all
| the demands so they soon went to the
wall"
'The most important factor that makes
| for success in the field of insurance is
| common sense" said a successful insur-
| ance man. There is such thing as a
writer having too much knowledge OF the
| science of insurance. but there are rare
| cases one is found with an over abund-
| ance of common sense in any vocation.
simplicity in interviewing prospect is
| another important method employed by
| successful writer's. We must study to
present our propositions so that they can
| be understood without too much effort on
| he part of the prospect
Second Vice President Tarbeil Of the
| ouitahle Life Assurance society Is one
| the best insurance writers in the coun-
| ry," said w II. Leyens. state superin-