Insurance Vs History

Insurance Vs History episodes:

• 04.22.2024

  Insurance vs The Station Nightclub Fire

  Insurance vs the Station Nightclub Fire Without giving my age away entirely, I will admit…I’m a child of the 80s. I’ve been lucky enough to have seen several of my favorite 80s artists perform their greatest hits.  It never crossed...

  
• 11.13.2023

  Insurance vs The Atlantic Slave Trade

  Three years ago, when I started thinking about making a podcast about insurance and history, I had only one topic in mind: slavery. It took three years of reading and researching before I was ready to share it with you,...

  
• 09.18.2023

  Insurance vs Enron

  For the first episode of Season 3, I’m talking about Enron and the company’s spectacular rise and even more spectacular fall. It’s a story about how creativity can sometimes mean stupidity, how culture impacts a company’s survival, how hiring decisions...

  
• 06.26.2023

  Insurance vs Gawker and Hulk Hogan

  How can insurance save a company from bankruptcy? How does litigation funding work? Why did a lawsuit about a famous wrestler’s sex tape become a warning to journalists everywhere about the power of Silicon Valley? Welcome to the Insurance vs...

  
• 03.20.2023

  Insurance vs King Hammurabi of Babylon

  Was King Hammurabi’s Code the first written mention of insurance? How did insurance come to be, after all? And how does history change over time? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I talk about King Hammurabi’s...

  
• 02.20.2023

  Insurance vs The Mystery of Helen Brach and Horse Insurance Fraud

  Insurance vs The Mystery of Helen Brach and Horse Insurance Fraud How did the disappearance of a candy heiress result in the discovery of an insurance fraud ring? And were people hiring someone to murder their horses? Welcome to the...

  
• 01.16.2023

  Insurance vs The NRA

  How has the NRA impacted insurance? And why are insurers being asked to regulate the gun industry? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I try and tackle the NRA’s impact on the insurance industry, as well...

  
• 12.15.2022

  Insurance vs The Movies: Double Indemnity

  Is Double Indemnity the best insurance movie ever? Is double indemnity even a real thing? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I discuss the movie Double Indemnity starring Fred McMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G Robinson,...

  
• 11.15.2022

  Insurance vs Tontines! Tontines! Tontines!

  Murder. Intrigue. And a financial product that bets on the death of people you don’t know. Tontines! Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I dig into the rise and fall of the tontine, a unique life...

  
• 10.15.2022

  Insurance vs Eliot Spitzer

  When a secretive industry meets an ambitious attorney general, what happens next? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I discuss Eliot Spitzer’s attempt to reform the insurance industry: specifically, the 2004 investigation into the big three...

  
• 09.14.2022

  Insurance vs The Gambling Act of 1774

  Insurance vs The Gambling Act of 1774 Why can’t you take out a life insurance policy on anyone you want? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my seventh episode, I talk about the early development of life insurance...

  
• 06.14.2022

  Insurance vs Larry Silverstein and the World Trade Center Collapse on 9.11

  Insurance vs Larry Silverstein and the World Trade Center Collapse on 9.11   What happens when a terrorist attack becomes a highly litigated claim? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my sixth episode, I take a deep dive...

  
• 05.16.2022

  Insurance vs Asbestos and the Names at Lloyds

  How did Asbestos almost bring down Lloyds of London? Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my fifth (and supersized!) episode, I discuss the various reasons why Asbestos and the insurance crisis surrounding Asbestos liability claims in the 1980s...

  
• 01.03.2022

  Insurance vs The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

  Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my fourth episode, I investigate how insurance saved San Francisco after the Great earthquake—or the Great Fire, depending on who you ask--almost destroyed the city entirely. Join me to learn about mitigating...

  
• 10.29.2021

  Insurance vs The Titanic

  Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In my third episode, I investigate the insurance claims resulting from the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and the issues that arose as a result. Join me for a discussion of crazy 1850s...

  
• 10.01.2021

  Insurance vs Coffee

  Welcome to the Insurance Vs History Podcast! In my second episode, I discover that Coffee had a huge influence on the development of the modern insurance industry. Join me for a discussion of Coffee, Lloyds of London, and early Marine...

  
• 07.13.2021

  Insurance Vs Gangs of New York

  Welcome to the Insurance Vs History Podcast! In my first episode, a recent re-watch of the movie Gangs of New York inspires me to ask if insurance inadvertently encouraged gang activity in 19th century New York. In investigating this question...