Skip to content
Primary Menu
  • About
  • Entries
  • Best Of
  • Contact Us

Insurance & Investing Insights

Category: Entries

Where Can Insurers Innovate? Teen Drivers!

Posted On September 21, 2023September 21, 2023 By Iancomment

Editor’s Note: If you missed last week’s post, there is still availability to have us help you shop for home or auto insurance. We had a number of people sign up last week, but we’re caught up now and can accept more. Sign up here. With all the energy spent Continue Reading

Category: Entries

How Informed Is Breaking The Rules of Insurance Distribution

Posted On September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 By Iancomment

I haven’t written about what I’ve been doing at Informed for a while so I wanted to share something Jim and I are very excited about. We’re introducing a new way to buy personal lines policies that gives consumers more choice and more transparency. What I’m going to describe may Continue Reading

Category: Entries

Observations From The Insuretech Multiverse

Posted On September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 By Ian2 Comments

As news continues to get worse for incumbent insuretechs, it made me wonder if there is an alternative universe where startup insurers behaved more thoughtfully and rationally and achieved great success. Luckily, with a little help from some failed startup CTOs from our Earth, I’ve been able to open a Continue Reading

Category: Entries

NFL Season Predictions and Fantasy Draft Advice

Posted On September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 By Iancomment

I know a lot of people are drafting their fantasy football teams this weekend and I just looked back and it’s been one, two, three, wow, four years since I wrote my tips to win your league. So I thought I’d do a quick update for the holiday weekend and Continue Reading

Category: Best Of/Entries

The First Draft of Hippo’s Obituary

Posted On August 24, 2023September 1, 2023 By Ian4 Comments

You ever wonder how after someone famous dies the news sites instantly have an obituary written? You probably know it’s because there are writers who compose these ahead of time while the subject is still alive. Maybe not the most polite thing to do but understandably necessary. In that vein, Continue Reading

Category: Entries

How the Saudis Can Ruin American Football

Posted On August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 By Ian1 Comment

We’re going to do a non-insurance post today with football season approaching. The Saudis have “disrupted” golf and are looking to do the same to soccer. Could they do the same to pro football? It seems impossible but…it’s actually not that hard once you take a moment to think about Continue Reading

Category: Entries

Why AI Will Devastate Cyber Insurance

Posted On August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 By Iancomment

Two years ago I wrote that cyber risk is uninsurable. I got a lot of pushback at the time, mainly from self interested people who wrote or brokered cyber! One thing you have to understand when I make calls like that is I am playing the long game. It may Continue Reading

Category: Entries

The Dangers of Owning A Home In California

Posted On July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 By Ian2 Comments

I’ve previously written why one should never live in Seattle. The risk of an unprecedented earthquake is too high and you can’t diversify the risk. While California obviously has significant quake risk as well, thankfully, the potential magnitude is less and the tsunami risk is not concerning, so you have Continue Reading

Category: Entries

How Man Exacerbates Man Made Climate Change

Posted On July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 By Ian2 Comments

There are two types of man made climate change. We’re all familiar with one – the impact of human activities on the climate due to rising carbon levels. The second though is often overlooked. It’s how humans take actions that make the effect of a warmer climate worse. When it Continue Reading

Category: Entries

Lemonade’s Secret Ingredient: Financial Engineering

Posted On July 8, 2023July 11, 2023 By Ian3 Comments

Most people think Lemonade is really good at marketing, particularly self promotion. While they are, this is mainly a distraction to obscure you from figuring out how the magician does the trick. Lemonade’s real trick is financial engineering. You may recall how they were the poster child for the original Continue Reading

Load More Posts
Recent Posts
  • Where Can Insurers Innovate? Teen Drivers!
  • How Informed Is Breaking The Rules of Insurance Distribution
  • Observations From The Insuretech Multiverse
  • NFL Season Predictions and Fantasy Draft Advice
  • The First Draft of Hippo’s Obituary
Recent Comments
  • James on Observations From The Insuretech Multiverse
  • Tony Canas on Observations From The Insuretech Multiverse
  • Norman Rosenthal on The First Draft of Hippo’s Obituary
  • Adrian Leonard on The First Draft of Hippo’s Obituary
  • David Schiff on The First Draft of Hippo’s Obituary
Archives
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 782 other subscribers
Categories
  • Best Of
  • Entries

Copyright © All rights reserved Theme: Infinity Blog by Themeinwp