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To: GSP.FAN
No argument about the regrets on the loss of a life, "No man is an island ..."

However the weirdness of the accident does set one to wondering about such weird deaths and so on. I remember when (and it may still be true) it was always good for a chuckle on a slow news day when word came that so-and-so had insured a body part with "Lloyds of London". Granted this was before their spectacular flame-out and was always a publicity stunt (I think that Jayne Mansfield insured her bust) but still there was a contract written.

Now think about an insurance contract written for indemnity against death from a rolling bale of hay while driving on a public road... Given that the actuaries set these policies on the basis of probability, would $5 / year be too much against a $million?

52 posted on 09/06/2010 11:14:47 AM PDT by SES1066 (Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
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To: SES1066

This sounds like something that would happen to a Spinal Tap drummer.


53 posted on 09/06/2010 11:15:50 AM PDT by dfwgator
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