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Did you know the original model for insurance was to get a loan for enough to cover your clients losses and charge them premiums enough to cover the cases where
by cmdrfred 10y ago
Did you know the original model for insurance was to get a loan for enough to cover your clients losses and charge them premiums enough to cover the cases where a payout is required plus the interest on the loan? To make a profit you would invest a portion of that capitol as not everyone's house will burn down at the same time. That all changed in 1945 when The McCarran-Ferguson Act exempted insurance companies from antitrust law and then companies began sharing information to set prices, now they make around 20% profit on the premiums as well as you cited.