We Never Guessed
Insurance works when risks are independent. An insurer refuses to pay because a hurricane hit everyone at once.
Transcript
"What do you mean you won't pay? We have insurance!" Insurer: "Hey, we never guessed a hurricane would strike you and all your neighbors on the exact same day!"
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-09-18-we-never-guessed/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)