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  <title>Tesla’s Insurance Gamble: Why Cheaper Isn’t Always Better (&amp;amp; What History Teaches Us)</title>
  <description>Tesla’s Insurance Gamble: Why Cheaper Isn’t Always Better (&amp;amp;amp; What History Teaches Us) Why would Tesla get into the insurance business, and is it really a new idea? In this episode, I explore Tesla’s foray into insurance, the bumps they've hit along the way, and why history shows automakers rarely succeed with insurance.&amp;amp;nbsp; Selected References:  1.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2025/10/06/tesla-insurance-in-trouble-for-claims-mishandling/?kw=Tesla%20insurance%20in%20trouble%20for%20claims%20mishandling&amp;amp;amp;utm_source=email&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=enl&amp;amp;amp;utm_campaign=newsroomupdate&amp;amp;amp;utm_content=20251006&amp;amp;amp;utm_term=pc360&amp;amp;amp;oly_enc_id&amp;amp;amp;user_id=29a99e396b51ff1e37567d2fe2ef4b2d7540d4c206a60ee86a83e02abf0199f8  2.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2025/release064-2025.cfm  3.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-insurance/  4.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/auto-motor/why-has-tesla-insurance-fallen-short-for-some-customers-471754.aspx  5.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp; https://www.insurancethoughtleadership.com/six-things-commentary/why-tesla-insurance-will-flop Hire me to speak at your meeting! I can talk about the topic of your choice, or I can talk about the history of insurance and why insurance matters.&amp;amp;nbsp; Reach out for booking info or just to connect at meredith@insurancevshistory.com Help keep independent podcasts going by contributing to my production costs: See my page at Buy Me a Coffee: Insurance vs History is Exploring all the ways Insurance changed History...or failed to.  Music Credits: Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library Email: meredith@insurancevshistory.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/meredithbrasher </description>
  <author_name>Insurance Vs History</author_name>
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