Al3x Lee
Guru
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"Inland Marine" insurance, what a captivating and cutting-edge term… It's so brilliantly crafted that it leaves our customers scratching their heads in awe and bewilderment.
Just imagine the joy on our customers' faces when we mention "Inland Marine." They must think, "Ah, yes, the pinnacle of modern insurance, perfectly encapsulating the essence of transporting goods over land and storing them away from the sea. It's so intuitively named!" We must cherish this linguistic masterpiece that costs our industry immeasurable billions (and billions) of dollars in wasted time and money.
Any agent who has passed their P&C exam knows the enchanting origins of this term. It harks back to a mythical time when sailors and merchants banded together, thinking, "Wouldn't it be delightful to extend insurance coverage beyond the sea? Let's make it 'inland' because that's the epitome of innovation!" And thus, "Inland Marine" insurance emerged from the depths of imagination. What a stroke of genius those old timers had.
In this new era of advanced transportation and global interconnectedness, it's only fitting that we stick to a term rooted in ancient tradition. After all, who needs accurate and relevant terminology when we can proudly uphold the legacy of confusion? Our customers must be thrilled to associate this term with air transport, interstate highways, state-of-the-art rail systems, and even other coverages like builders' risk! It's like poetry in motion.
Every so often, a disrupter comes along and wants to RUIN this long-held ritualistic insurance tradition of utterly confusing the public. A character like Al3x J. Lee ™ . He comes up with nonsense proposals like naming coverage what it is. If he had his way, he'd probably call it something ridiculous like Overland Property Insurance, Mobile Asset Protection, Off-Premises or Non-Stationary Property Coverage, or Conveyed Property Insurance. Those are just some ideas he had off the top of his head, but I don't think they quite paint a nice picture the way "inland marine" does.
We must cherish and preserve the genius of "Inland Marine" insurance. It perfectly captures the spirit of our industry's resistance to change, our unwavering commitment to perplexity, and our profound fondness for convoluted terminology. Long live the enigma!
Just imagine the joy on our customers' faces when we mention "Inland Marine." They must think, "Ah, yes, the pinnacle of modern insurance, perfectly encapsulating the essence of transporting goods over land and storing them away from the sea. It's so intuitively named!" We must cherish this linguistic masterpiece that costs our industry immeasurable billions (and billions) of dollars in wasted time and money.
Any agent who has passed their P&C exam knows the enchanting origins of this term. It harks back to a mythical time when sailors and merchants banded together, thinking, "Wouldn't it be delightful to extend insurance coverage beyond the sea? Let's make it 'inland' because that's the epitome of innovation!" And thus, "Inland Marine" insurance emerged from the depths of imagination. What a stroke of genius those old timers had.
In this new era of advanced transportation and global interconnectedness, it's only fitting that we stick to a term rooted in ancient tradition. After all, who needs accurate and relevant terminology when we can proudly uphold the legacy of confusion? Our customers must be thrilled to associate this term with air transport, interstate highways, state-of-the-art rail systems, and even other coverages like builders' risk! It's like poetry in motion.
Every so often, a disrupter comes along and wants to RUIN this long-held ritualistic insurance tradition of utterly confusing the public. A character like Al3x J. Lee ™ . He comes up with nonsense proposals like naming coverage what it is. If he had his way, he'd probably call it something ridiculous like Overland Property Insurance, Mobile Asset Protection, Off-Premises or Non-Stationary Property Coverage, or Conveyed Property Insurance. Those are just some ideas he had off the top of his head, but I don't think they quite paint a nice picture the way "inland marine" does.
We must cherish and preserve the genius of "Inland Marine" insurance. It perfectly captures the spirit of our industry's resistance to change, our unwavering commitment to perplexity, and our profound fondness for convoluted terminology. Long live the enigma!
