X-Message-Number: 29787 From: Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:59:20 -0500 Subject: An even smaller apology to Rudi --_----------=_1188201560199709 Content-Disposition: inline Rudi said: [I almost invariably provide a spreadsheet of coverage choices, in at least three amounts] And at least one of those amounts, is the one for the policy that the consumer can just go out and apply for direct to the company, without a middleman? Um, I doubt it. [the carrier is also one of literally less than five companies in the world who have put IN WRITING that they have NO problem with cryonics organizations as OWNERS and beneficiaries.] And, um, would those just happen to be the same companies that provide you with a generous cut of the policyholder's premiums? Have you bothered to check with other companies? Are the letters from those 5 companies on your website? Does it really matter - can you cite even one instance where a cryonicist's insurance payout to the cryonics service provider was denied because, after accepting the designation of beneficiary, and/or transfer of ownership, years ago, they now decide not to? And the provider had to go to court to get their money? Give us the data point. [I replaced old fashioned "whole life" policies...] Thank you for doing that. One small step for cryonicists. [Instead, modern "universal life" policies are actually a "buy term and invest the difference" concept in a single contract...] No they aren't. They are a "buy whole life with a term component", and you know it. [...return on the cash accumulation...] 4 percent??? That doesn't even cover the cost of inflation or the future value of money. [So, "Flavanoid" why I have never quite understood the seeming antipathy that comes across in your posts about business, life insurance sales, making money, or for some strange reason apparently me personally...] Some of it is hard information, some of it is that you come across like a used car salesman. Figure it out for yourself. [As an interesting point of information which you may find satisfying, I have been working harder and longer this year and making about half the income I have in years past, BECAUSE I have focused on the very labor intensive field of cryonics life insurance.] And you never did that before? What were you selling? [...because there are those who may be curious, even envious, of the fact that I have above 80% of the world market share in cryonics...] And I've often wondered how that can be. I guess it is because most cryonicists are too busy with the important things in life than to be worried with insurance funding for cryonics, so they depend on you to do their thinking for them. I can't imagine any other reason. [...please know that we are just barely making a living, and a heck of a way from getting rich.] LOL! Somewhere I have a copy of an email purportedly from Bill Faloon to somebody we won't mention here, claiming to be living in "poverty" so they can put all their money into cryonics (and reanimation accounts in Liechtenstein, of course). I'm sure you are comparably poor. Sit on the curb, bring out your monkey and crank your music grinder some more; I'll throw him quarter or two. -- We've Got Your Name at http://www.mail.com ! Get a FREE E-mail Account Today - Choose From 100+ Domains --_----------=_1188201560199709 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=29787