I signed up for CI but not for thoroughly researched reasons. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to motivate myself to do in depth research, so I just made the decision on superficial grounds:
EY was signed up through CI
I knew Rudi Hoffman would help with the process for CI (I think he does both, but that was not my impression before I had talked to him)
whole body suspension didn’t seem to be obviously better and was significantly cheaper
I’d be interested in helping to sponsor a prize to create a post that summarizes the scientific literature and arguments relevant to cryonics decisions. I am currently trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t for getting projects like this one done. I’m starting small (i.e. the Anki prize), but I eventually hope to get to more difficult topics like this one.
I will second John here. I have also signed up with CI for pretty much the same reasons (cheaper + EY). Rudi Hoffman is a fantastic insurance salesman and a pleasure to work with.
From what I heard from an Alcor representative: you essentially get a bit more security from them, than you would from CI. (Ben Best didn’t seem to disagree.) CI is really committed to keeping the costs down, but from their presentation I gathered that they don’t really cut the important corners, so they seem like a very good choice.
He was very sales-y, trying to build up a personal rapport with me, and he was bad at it. (Example: I told him that I worked for Singinst, and then later he was talking about Singularity University like the fact that he knew to mention it was a point in his favor, when it in fact had nothing to do with me.)
He also reacted in a way I found suspicious when I received third-party information to the effect that his proposed insurance rates weren’t any good and I wanted to wait and do more research.
I have insurance through New York Life, who oblige me by conducting business without any recourse to telephones. I’m not actually sure I’m getting a particularly good price, but it’s within my means and I only have to think about it once annually.
Thank for the info! I want a cheap policy mostly so I can tell my relatives it’s cheap, but not if that means getting inferior preservation. Also, I’m glad to know there’s an insurance agent who can help me set things up.
I signed up for CI but not for thoroughly researched reasons. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to motivate myself to do in depth research, so I just made the decision on superficial grounds:
EY was signed up through CI
I knew Rudi Hoffman would help with the process for CI (I think he does both, but that was not my impression before I had talked to him)
whole body suspension didn’t seem to be obviously better and was significantly cheaper
I’d be interested in helping to sponsor a prize to create a post that summarizes the scientific literature and arguments relevant to cryonics decisions. I am currently trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t for getting projects like this one done. I’m starting small (i.e. the Anki prize), but I eventually hope to get to more difficult topics like this one.
I will second John here. I have also signed up with CI for pretty much the same reasons (cheaper + EY). Rudi Hoffman is a fantastic insurance salesman and a pleasure to work with.
From what I heard from an Alcor representative: you essentially get a bit more security from them, than you would from CI. (Ben Best didn’t seem to disagree.) CI is really committed to keeping the costs down, but from their presentation I gathered that they don’t really cut the important corners, so they seem like a very good choice.
YMMV. I found him so unpleasant that I used a different insurance guy rather than continue interacting with him.
It may be helpful to others if you describe what you found unpleasant about him.
He was very sales-y, trying to build up a personal rapport with me, and he was bad at it. (Example: I told him that I worked for Singinst, and then later he was talking about Singularity University like the fact that he knew to mention it was a point in his favor, when it in fact had nothing to do with me.)
He also reacted in a way I found suspicious when I received third-party information to the effect that his proposed insurance rates weren’t any good and I wanted to wait and do more research.
Who did you end up going through? Was their service satisfying?
I have insurance through New York Life, who oblige me by conducting business without any recourse to telephones. I’m not actually sure I’m getting a particularly good price, but it’s within my means and I only have to think about it once annually.
Thank for the info! I want a cheap policy mostly so I can tell my relatives it’s cheap, but not if that means getting inferior preservation. Also, I’m glad to know there’s an insurance agent who can help me set things up.
Thanks for the info!