One Interesting Thing About Insurance

One Interesting Thing About Insurance


Latest Episodes

Origins of an Insurance Nerd
May 03, 2023

Robert rambles about how he ended up in the insurance business and ends with a series of random auto policy exclusions.

The Tesla Rental Experience
April 19, 2023

No, this is not the name of Robert's new progressive rock band. He rented a Tesla 3 at the Orlando airport and realized he may be too old of a dog to learn how to drive this new trick. He also may not have the money for the insurance if he ever wanted to

Foul Balls and Injuries
April 05, 2023

Robert welcomes his father to the podcast and the two talk foul balls at baseball games, sitting close to the action at NBA games and hitting golf tee shots into oncoming traffic.

Free Coverage for Wealthy Depositors
March 22, 2023

Robert wonders why deposits for bank account holders in excess of $250,000 are insured despite exceeding the explicit limits of coverage and despite no premiums having been paid on those excess deposits. Are those depositors more important to the economy

The Station Nightclub Fire
March 08, 2023

Robert remembers the Station Nightclub fire twenty years after the little bar in Rhode Island burned to the ground.

Tragedy in East Lansing
February 22, 2023

Michigan State University was locked down on the evening of February 13, 2023 while campus police searched for a shooter suspected of killing three people and injuring several others. Robert is an MSU alumnus and he talks through some of his feelings over

Police Officer Liability Insurance?
February 08, 2023

The video released to the public showing the police beating of Tyre Nichols has spurred renewed calls for the end of immunity for police officers from personal liability. If laws were changed, how would that impact applications for police officer jobs, of

The Blind Massage Therapist
January 25, 2023

Robert is joined by Kelly Ann Barker, human resources professional, and he shares his experience with a blind massage therapist. The episode runs a little longer than usual when Robert flashes back to a high school consumer economics class taught by his o

The $150 Million Physical
January 11, 2023

The physical exams administered to Carlos Correa by the SF Giants and NY Mets have cost him $150 million. He now has a six-year deal offered by the Minnesota Twins PENDING A PHYSICAL. Insurance, or more accurately, the lack of insurance available is driv

The Text Gone Bad
January 04, 2023

Nylle joins the podcast to talk about why everyone seems to hate talking to salespeople. Pursuing a sales prospect via text message goes terribly wrong for Robert.