early life insurers in the unite states foun themselves facing the problem of obtaining reliable information, as they neee to rely on applicants themselves to provie truthful, complete answers to a stanar set of questions. in an attempt to personalize the relationship between insurers an their iniviual applicants, firms selecte highly respecte local citizens to act as their agents. these agents were expecte to evaluate the appearance of caniates, unearth evience of unhealthy family histories or questionable habits, an attest to the respectability of the people writing testimonial letters on an applicant＇s behalf. in short, the initial purpose of the agency system was not to actively solicit customers, but, rather, to recreate the glass-bowl mentality associate with small towns or city neighborhoos.
- the author suggests which of the following about “city neighborhoos”?
a. they were places where family histories were ifficult to establish.
b. they were places where unhealthy behaviors ha been successfully aresse.
c. they were locations that were well suite for recruiting insurance agents.
. they offere a high egree of transparency about a resient＇s personal history an character.
e. they offere potentially fruitful markets for the life insurance inustry
