X-Message-Number: 6769 From: Peter Merel <> Subject: Cryonics via Insurers Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 12:19:21 +1000 (EST) Steve Bridge writes, > Peter, this sounds more complicated than you describe it. That would >make the insurer a cryonics marketer without any particular benefit for >them, since these are individuals who are (presumably) *already* buying a >policy. Individuals buying life insurance have a vast array of options and schedules to choose from. Small things can affect their choices significantly. There's also a real PR angle on it - a smaller insurer could get national media attention if it were to offer this. That attention might not be complimentary, but for a smaller insurer the gains in brand-name awareness might more than offset this. > The only possible benefit I could see for the insurer is if the >cryonics company provided a kick-back to the insurer for the service; >which would probably be a red-flag to the IRS, at least for non-profit, >tax-exempt corporations like Alcor. The insurer could build the costs + a small profit into an option on its premium life and health insurance schedules - as per income protection - so the provider wouldn't give the insurer anything but its blessing. I guess the main difficulty would be finding an insurer interested in giving this a try. I don't know if that would be straightforward, but if I were a suspension provider I'd try it just to find out. Just my 2 bits, Peter Merel. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=6769