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 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.