Intelligence Squared Can You Put a Price Tag on a Life? with Jenny Kleeman
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Mar 13, 2024 
Jenny Kleeman, a seasoned journalist and author of 'The Price of Life', teams up with Carl Miller, a researcher and author focused on social media and organized crime. They delve into the unsettling reality of how human life is assigned monetary values across industries like insurance and philanthropy. Kleeman exposes the chilling underground market for crimes and the ethics of healthcare resource allocation, challenging our perceptions of life’s worth while questioning the effectiveness of altruism. A thought-provoking discussion on the true price of life.
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Faking Death for Insurance
- People fake their own deaths for insurance payouts, often abroad.
- A man investigates these claims, sometimes finding them alive.
Life Insurance Focus
- Life insurance companies prioritize assessing risk over the declared value of one's life.
- You can insure your life multiple times, as long as you can afford the premiums.
Hitman Affordability
- Hitman prices in the UK are surprisingly low, averaging around £15,000.
- The cost depends more on the hitman's desperation than the target's value.
