X-Message-Number: 16254 From: "Graham Hipkiss" <> Subject: Alcor's Foreign Policy Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 03:09:56 +0100 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C0D9C7.DB50D180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Now that Alcor has decided to become an American Insurance only organisation, the drift of its current foreign membership towards CI is inevitable. Many existing members wish to recruit their family and friends. As this is no longer possible with Alcor (the problems, for foreigners, of obtaining American Insurance is well documented in the Alcor web site) people will transfer to an organisation where it is possible. Cryonics members want to belong to an organisation that is growing. The greater number we are, the more security we have. The Alcor UK members have been working very hard and very successfully to increase their number. If Alcor had not changed its policies towards British insurance we would have around 60-70 members now. Hence the frustration which has turned to annoyance and even anger. I have contacted British Insurance Companies, Independent Financial Advisers and even contracted a reliable independent commercial solicitor to confirm to Alcor that our current funding mechanism is secure. The interests of Alcor's existing members, frozen and warm, are indeed served by a tight funding system. But they are also served by obtaining the added security and income resulting from increased membership. A reasonable balance has to be pursued. I suggest the current policy which is leading to a shrinking membership, has not obtained the right balance. Graham Hipkiss ------=_NextPart_000_003F_01C0D9C7.DB50D180 Content-Type: text/html; [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16254