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18. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss.

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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What to Do About This Failure in the Insurance Markets?

Bob Greene: What to do about this failure in the insurance markets that's caused by this selection problem? He says if you're a customer, he has several suggestions for what to do about it. Greene: The way to get a good deal is to sacrifice a little bit of insurance by a policy with a long waiting period or a big deductible.

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