#71 AI Models in My Instagram Feed

#71 AI Models in My Instagram Feed

Author: One Interesting Thing About Insurance March 5, 2025 Duration: 25:07

Robert describes how his girlfriend is questioning why AI models keep popping up in his Instagram feed while he is brushing his teeth. It turns out that women aren’t even real! What about the ones handling your insurance claim?

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Ever wonder about the hidden rules that shape our everyday risks and rewards? One Interesting Thing About Insurance digs into exactly that, hosted by veteran insider Robert Uribe. This isn't a dry industry lecture; it's a collection of short, engaging stories and conversations that uncover the surprising, and sometimes downright strange, ways insurance logic touches everything. You'll hear about the peculiar clauses that govern your commute, the fine print behind a weekend hobby, or the historical quirks that built modern policies. Uribe frames each episode around a single, compelling concept, making the often-opaque world of premiums, liability, and claims suddenly relatable and consequential to your own world. The tone is curious and accessible, blending education with a light, conversational touch-think of it as learning the "why" behind the rules you live by, without the jargon. Tune in to this podcast for a unique perspective that connects the dots between the contracts we often ignore and the daily choices we all make.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 91

One Interesting Thing About Insurance
Podcast Episodes
#60 Pig Butchering Scams [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:07
Robert is joined by Da’Sha to talk about the texts they each receive from unknown phone numbers. These might be attempts at a scam known as “pig butchering.” Awareness is the best protection, but there could also be a wi…
#59 IVF Treatments Paid by Uncle Sam [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:21
Robert talks through a presidential campaign proposal to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments free for people trying to conceive a child. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so what are the implications to mak…
#58 The Apartment Lease Dispute [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:15
Robert and Da’Sha sign an extension to his apartment lease and two weeks later his landlord pretends like it never happened. Instead, the landlord wants to run background checks and collect application money. This is a v…
#57 Sexual Harassment [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:37
Robert is joined by Da’Sha and they share stories of workplace sexual harassment, both personal and some things they have witnessed others endure. BMFCE: Insurance producers and adjusters can earn insurance continuing ed…
#56 Shop Insurance Before You Buy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:06
Robert’s friend buys a truck before discovering the insurance for the vehicle would cost $480 a month. BMFCE: Insurance producers and adjusters can earn insurance continuing education credit listening to Robert’s live we…
#55 Other Drivers Insuring Other Cars [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:58
Robert is with his son, Jake, at a family vacation in Mansfield, Ohio. They chat about renting cars, lending their cars to family members and how the cars are insured in each case. BMFCE: Insurance producers and adjuster…
#54 Horseplay is an Excluded Peril [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:55
Robert shares an experience with movers in which he is certain they stole his softball bat. Rather than move again, he and Da’Sha are redecorating his place now that she is living with him. Should they buy the “protectio…
#53 Robot Drivers and Pedestrian Fatalities [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:42
Robert is back from a trip to Chicago to talk about the intersection of driverless vehicles, pedestrian safety and rising auto insurance premiums. Along the way, a public service announcement about scams at O’Hare airpor…
#52 The Airbnb Review on IG [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
Robert and Da’Sha are back from a vacation in Miami and recount their experience at an Airbnb. Da’Sha’s IG video post got a lot of attention, so Robert had questions about who sees the video and for how long. He explores…
#51 Your Credit Score Impacts Your Insurance Premiums [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:45
Robert has a conversation with Da’Sha about how consumer credit history impacts the insurance premiums paid on homeowners, auto and renters insurance. Many insureds with below average credit scores are paying significant…