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Insurance Schemes: White Christmas Insurance

August 10, 2017Original blog post

A guaranteed white Christmas, delivered as a dusting of baby powder.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-08-10-insurance-schemes-the-world-needs--insurance-schemes-white-christmas-insurance/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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White Christmas Insurance: "Dreaming of a white Christmas? For a low monthly rate, we can guarantee you a pleasant white powdering on Christmas day."

[A tree dusted white] "Wait, what is this stuff? Baby powder?" "Hey, you bought a plan for 'white,' not 'snowy.'"

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Probability › Expected ValueProbability › RiskApplied Math › Personal Finance › Insurance
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