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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by hef19898 on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:53AM (#23651970)
Insurance rates are such an underrated source for risk assessment.
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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by sigwinch28 on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:25AM (#23652292)
Though not always reliable (see: credit default swap pricing in the lead up to the financial crash in 2007/8).
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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by NovemberWhiskey on Friday June 26, 2020 @11:09AM (#23652825)
A credit default swap is not an insurance contract; you're in the world of 'buyer beware' not 'utmost good faith'.

Even the monoline insurance wrappers around the various credit products were very atypically constructed insurance contracts.

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by kansface on Friday June 26, 2020 @03:41PM (#23656104)
Not the swap itself, but the assessments provided by the ratings agencies.
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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by hypewatch on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:31AM (#23652368)
Are they? What’s the alternative that gets all the undeserved attention?
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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by jasonjayr on Friday June 26, 2020 @10:49AM (#23652580)
Simple Death rates?

Insurance rates are developed by financially-motivated actuaries that consider a whole bunch of variables in order to create market-efficient rates.

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Re:Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but polic... by Buldak on Friday June 26, 2020 @01:42PM (#23654721)
Well, in this case, the testimony of cops and politicians themselves
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