Archive for category For the love of Pete

Share in the fun as North American-credentialed Property & Casualty Fellows bait North American-credentialed Associates into spurious arguments on both sides

It’s fun for the whole family!
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Death by firing squad?

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A frozen squirrel fell out of a tree and crashed through the windscreen onto the passenger seat. A herd of cows licked my car and caused damage to the paintwork. I couldn’t brake because a potato was lodged under the pedal.

‘My parked car was bit by a bull which had escaped from an agricultural show.’

‘The car was parked when a reindeer fell on the bonnet of my car.’

‘As I was driving round a bend, one of the doors opened and a frozen kebab flew out, hitting and damaging a passing car.’

‘While I was waiting at traffic lights, a wasp went down my trouser leg, which made me hit the accelerator and prang the car in front.’
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Do you have Immaculate Conception insurance?

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Do Soccer Fans Need Insurance, or Therapy?

“Last week, a British man took out an insurance policy against the potential trauma of England being prematurely knocked out of the World Cup. If a panel of experts agrees that the Brits don’t get as far into the tournament as they should and the fan can give medical evidence that he suffered severe mental trauma as a result, britishinsurance.com will pay out a million pounds on his policy.

Meanwhile, a Dutch company is providing insurance against employees taking sick days when the Netherlands has a match.”
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Boy sticks gum on $1.5 million painting. Insured?

That’s going to leave a mark.
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Rich nations’ life expectancy may reach 100

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Bill Clinton may be hired by Microsoft

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Global Actuarial Qualification Task Force formed

“The IAA is currently in discussions with the World Bank for funding of this initiative” blah blah blah.
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Lenny Dykstra, former Mets’ & Phillies’ centerfielder, says Hewitt could buy Watson Wyatt

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