How’s that for a provocative topic? Yes, just as usage based auto pricing has become mainstream, it has already peaked and nobody has realized it yet. Think of it like the Time magazine effect. When everybody recognizes the trend, it’s time to “sell the news”. Now, at the risk of Continue Reading
Mattress Mack Learns His Lesson
One of the Blog’s favorite people is Houston furniture maven, Mattress Mack whose reckless gambling to “hedge” his free furniture promotions provided some good content for me in the past. In fact, Mack is popular with more than just me. The Astros invited him to throw out the first pitch Continue Reading
Recurring Transitory Inflation and Personal Lines Profitability
With Fed Chair Powell changing his tune about “transitory” inflation, I thought it would be worthwhile to begin a deep dive on the challenges inflation brings to insurers because there appears to be a lot of false confidence out there. I guess that makes insurance companies more like the Fed Continue Reading