Fraternity-Testvériség, 1977 (55. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1977-07-01 / 3. szám
meetings or in the homes of the members. This changed in the post World War II era. The Hungarians became sporadic ethnics living in the suburbs surrounding the great cities. The response to the great mass movement into the suburbs demanded a change from full time workers to part time workers. When men were not available women were welcomed to fill the vacant positions. The full time men were well trained to sell the few insurance plans of the Federation. The usual amount of insurance sold was $500.00 or $1,000.00. This was enough to pay for the burial expenses. Even this was changed by inflation. The district areas were “sectionalized”. The promotional work was now in the new set up done by the Section Manager. Recruiting and training the Section Managers was done by the “Supervisors”, who were also responsible for the total production of their areas. Licensing by the states were not requested. Training was of secondary importance. The emphasis was on the art of salesmanship. Since then the state laws have become stricter. Licensing the agents are made mandatory in many states. State laws require the training of an agent for a specified period of time. Training institutions, special courses and carefully prepared material are now available to give basic insurance training to the new agents. The Federation encourages the Section Managers to take the one week basic insurance course at Purdue University. The importance of training and instruction is emphasized at the District meetings. The Area Managers are starting to give a special training course on the Section and Branch Manager levels. The careful analysis of our two great areas showed the importance of recruiting more new Section Managers and the need of training them professionally. In 1976 eight Section Managers resigned and nine new Section Managers were recruited. During the first two months of 1977 two Section Managers resigned and six were recruited. The great loss of agents is common among the commercial insurance companies. We are beginning to have the same experience to a much lesser degree among the fraternal organizations. As we welcome the new Section Managers into our fellowship we expect from them dedication to the Federation, systematic promotional work and good quality production. 4. District Meetings The four district meetings were held in Trenton, New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio and Indiana Harbor, Indiana. All the four district meetings were very well attended. At the meetings the National Officers made their respective reports. Many questions were asked about the 80th anniversary celebrations of the HRFA. The Section and Branch Managers claimed that our new insurance plans and rates are competitive in the insurance market. They were particularly pleased with the rates of the life and term insurance plans. 5. Production Contests In our 80th anniversary year we had two Production Contests for the January 1 - May 31 period. The winners of the Branch Managers contest were: Sándor Szabadkay, Donna Vespremi, Steve Üveges, Alexander Kayatin, Joseph Nagy, Carl J. Savage, Frank Torzsok and Julius Veress. The winners of our District and Section Managers contest were: Dr. Tibor Köss, Dr. Antal Viczian, John Szabó, Dr. Tibor Halo, Irene Bakty, Joseph Molnár, Jr., Emma Oris, Wilma Szabó, William Puskas, Frank Dance, Alexander Hody, László Kernes, Tibor Dolinszky, Caroline Baksy and Maria László. The two contests were a success. The winners of the two contests deserve recognition and the highest praise. Arpad George, Secretary Mrs. Zoltán Béky member of Branch 300 with her great-grandchild. Rt. Rev. ür. Zoltán Béky, Bishop baptizing his great-grandchild. Pittsburgh district meeting held in Homestead, Pa. 8
