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A comment on EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batteries in household items. Parent comment

Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by Aerroon on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:50PM (#30663823)
>Ultimately, it's a math problem that must have a positive answer for the insurance company. If 100% of policyholders make claims, you generally pay that profit yourself.

Not necessarily. Simply holding onto large piles of other people's money can he profitable - eg banks.

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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by pc86 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @05:39PM (#30665987)
That's part of the math problem.
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