Comment on What if California's dams fail?parentComments−Filligree3yNo; the expected value can still be positive, even if the long tail is too long for any existing insurance company to handle it.That’s why the state acts as an insurer instead. There’s an argument to be made that the profits should also be socialised, of course.
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No; the expected value can still be positive, even if the long tail is too long for any existing insurance company to handle it.
That’s why the state acts as an insurer instead. There’s an argument to be made that the profits should also be socialised, of course.