Why does insurance matter? How does it impact history?
Welcome! I’m Meredith Brasher, and I talk about insurance and history. Thanks for checking out my Substack—I think you’ll find it illuminati...
Insurance Vs History
A Podcast by Meredith Brasher, historian and former insurance underwriter, about how Insurance changed History--and why it matters.
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Insurance CEO Pay: What's Fair, What's History, and What's Next
Insurance CEO Pay: What's Fair, What's History, and What's Next? I started trying to answe...
Is Your DNA Safe? Inside 23andMe's Bankruptcy and Insurance Challenges
Is Your DNA Safe? Inside 23andMe's Bankruptcy and Insurance Challenges What happens when a...
Tesla's Insurance Gamble: Why Cheaper Isn't Always Better (& What History Teaches Us)
Tesla's Insurance Gamble: Why Cheaper Isn't Always Better (& What History Teaches Us) Why ...
When Insurance Meets Scandal: The Boy Scouts Abuse Crisis Explained
When Insurance Meets Scandal: The Boy Scouts Abuse Crisis Explained How did insurance infl...
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Insurance Book Club: A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
Or how a few references to insurance send me down a rabbit hole, again It will not surprise you that I read my fair share of history books. ...
Reviews
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Still Learning After All These Years
I’m now Retired from 43 years handling a multitude of claims in Commercial, Personal Lines, Benefits lines etc. A friend recommended this Podcast to several of us and I try not to miss any episodes. Factual, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable! I recently listened to the episode about the BSA and while this is such a...
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Great
From a broker in the UK, it’s a great listen
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Intelligent, well researched pod with an interesting insurance insight
Having listened to some other podcasts about the Hulk Hogan v gawker litigation, most of those were very disappointing and glossed over essentials. This one was the opposite, well researched, well balanced and intelligent and with the additional insight of a former underwriter.
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Satisfied
Sooo good!! Love this podcast and am so grateful to have stumbled upon it :)