Articles by Chris Amrhein

Grammar Scoring Advocates Proves Their Point

Few outsiders realize credit scoring was not the first actuarial option uncovered by computer analysis of past claims. What was the first? “Grammar scoring,” fumed veteran teacher Mary Aldred, amateur actuary and dean of the English Department at Autoview College. …

The Truth About Why Independent Agents Love Regional Companies

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous. Seriously. The multitudes of fine regional …

Got Regional?

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous. Seriously. The multitudes of fine regional …

Is Ethics Training ‘Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing”

You may have let March slip by blissfully unaware that it was ethics awareness month in the insurance and financial services industries โ€” the other 11 months being a free-for-all, apparently. Still, this seems an appropriate time to suggest that …

Is Ethics Training ‘Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing”

March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial services industries, and this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no effect on individual or corporate behaviors. …

Is Ethics Training “Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing'”

Since March is Ethics Awareness Month, this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no effect on individual or corporate behaviors. Case in point: Enron, which has become …

Is Ethics Training “Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing'”

March is Ethics Awareness Month in the insurance and financial services industries, and this seems an appropriate time to suggest that the majority of what passes for “ethics training” is having little or no effect on individual or corporate behaviors. …