Reinsurance prices were up ~50% at January 1. While most observers would tell you my hurricane is responsible, I think that’s a myth. What we are now experiencing is a market hardening unlike previous cycles, except one. It is acting like the oil market of last year. What do I Continue Reading
What You Missed This Week
Going to try something new this week since I didn’t have time for a full post (don’t worry, one is largely done for next week). So if I didn’t post anything this week, what did you miss? Plenty! I share a number of shorter thoughts on Twitter that aren’t enough Continue Reading
The Most Value Destructive Thing An NFL Team Can Do
Editor’s Note: 1) The annual NFL playoff predictions are back at the end of the post.2) If you missed yesterday’s post on the amazing Informed deductible calculator, give it a look. So much of success in professional team sports comes from decisions made off the field. It’s not enough to Continue Reading
Introducing The Informed Deductible Savings Calculator
If you missed yesterday’s post, you may want to start there to get the background. So yesterday, I made the case that there is a problem with how insurance buyers are given poor advice and end up with expensive low deductibles that often aren’t in their best interest. I’m sure Continue Reading
What the Insurance Company Doesn’t Want You To Know
Volume I: Your Deductible Is Too Low Editor’s Note: This is going to be a record setting week…for the first time, there will be not one, not two, but three posts in a week! There will be a follow up to this tomorrow and then my Super Bowl predictions are Continue Reading
New Year’s Flashback: Revisiting Past Predictions
Last week, I looked back at some of 2022’s predictions, but this blog has made a lot of successful predictions over the years. In fact, I think it’s one of the core strengths of what I do here. I sometimes forget most people reading probably have not been around for Continue Reading