The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-24
THE AGENTS. W
Defence or the Insurance Solicitor Against
Attacks on His Trade.

To THE EprToR or THE SuN-SiT; In The
Sun OF to-day william II. l.. Lee lkens the
life insurance agents to "a pack OF MOUNDS,
and speaks of them as teasing. Worrying.
harrylnR and bullying" their "vlotims' with
on utter disregard Of the ordinary restraints
OF intercourse between civilized beings.
During the life insurance agitation the
agent has received many kicks and GUNS.
The soothing stroke has been absent. Yet
although he Is tho bulwark Of safety OF com
many and pollcyholder alike, he has seen 1T
20 keep out of the limel!ght and has oon-
solentiously and honestly gone on with his
work.
Tho defence Of the insurance agent can
safely be left to the hundreds OF thousands OF
beneiciaries throughout the worlo VINO arc
to-day living in comfort, due entirely 10 the
teasing q. worrying. marrying and builyinS
of this pack OF hounds" In the year ending
March 81, 1909, | have been Instrumental IN
writing hfty-three applications Tor INSURANCE
life, accident and annuity, for the total amount
Of S72O. 900. OF this amount there mas oeeh
placed 1887, 500. The premiums collected Tor
the first year amounted 70 sl3,o-o'4S' tue
balance being declined bv the companiee. or
for business reasons the desires OF the appl'-
cants have changed. In every one OF thebe
cases the applicant has requested the services
of the agent.
For the society / have paid death claims
and matured policies in this same time 10 the
amount Of sl37. s39. SO within twelve hours OF
the claim papers being received AT tne nome
office. without a single cent OF expenditure to
the beneficiary.
Mr.. William II. L. Lee is a lawyer. j am
an insurance agent. In the newspapers since
January /, 1905, have read OF sixty-one law
yers arrested and convicted OF 1elonles. ano
one poor. lonesome insurance agent III fnH-
adelphia arrested for giving a man his money
The world has often seen the spectacle OF
a number Of lawyers fighting over the estate
SPECTACLE has always seemed to me like the
S5Sins e'0 tRat By the WesterneE are called
the scavengers Of the Gsts : fat fee a f foTyfSS e
G f@ied. 7 only say possibly, the fact that the
agent stands In his way n this matter IN ths
out by insurance companies in claims through
their agents. without any p%ercentag gn;,i Teuq y
tion or fee, is the cause OF the Legal luininAry
spleen against the Insurance AGENT.
As to the final clause OF Mr.. Lees letter In
reference to selling insurance over the
would be well to bring On the millennium by
having the courts Of justice and equity thrown
open and made free to the p pSH n aSav w RitS
ing, bloodsuoking ,lieech the unsernpulous
Of afw any iia naD Hepf beneift acoruing from actions
brought before aid courts ,', .ov that , bavo
no animoslty against MIR. William H. Lee.
either as a lawyer OF, as the author 81 the
the Interested public may see the. insides OF
both our houses and judge for themselves;
also, I would like to ask him what percentage
books OF insurance companies except for the
teasing. worrying. marrying and bullying,
which the undersigned is proud to be.
WILLIAM HENRY LEE.
Agent Equitable Life Assurance Society.
NEW YORK, March ~.