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Lessons From Jeopardy

Posted On April 29, 2019May 30, 2019 By Ian2 Comments

I’ll Take Analytical Hacks For $100, Alex Who is James Holzhauer? Why am I writing about Jeopardy? When I first heard there was some guy on a big winning streak, I assumed he was just another really smart guy who knew obscure stuff. Then, I read a couple stories on Continue Reading

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Notre Dame and the Opportunity for Insuretech

Posted On April 25, 2019April 26, 2019 By Ian

Quick Hits:1. Notre Dame was preventable.2. Loss prevention creates a lot of value.3. Sometimes the best “innovations” are improving what already exists rather than creating something new.4. Loss prevention as a service could be a great insuretech business model. Don’t “Disrupt”, Solve a Problem! I have generally rolled my eyes Continue Reading

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Seattle: The Forgotten Peak Cat Risk

Posted On April 15, 2019September 30, 2019 By Ian

Summary: The Pacific Northwest is “due” for an 8.0-9.0 earthquake with an attending tsunami.This risk doesn’t get enough attention in the insurance community.If you live in Seattle, Vancouver, or anywhere along the coastline in between and down to Oregon, have a good preparation plan…or move! One of the things that Continue Reading

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Updates: Baseball and Basketball

Posted On April 8, 2019April 9, 2019 By Ian

Loyal readers will recall I’ve made a few detours to delve into sports where there was an interesting parallel to financial markets, particularly in the use of analytics. Today, I provide an update on those posts. (Hint: I’m going to brag some about my outstanding bracket!) First, is there collusion Continue Reading

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