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by amelius 64 days ago
Ok let's work on that then. But meanwhile, close down unregulated websites like polymarket, where there is no verification of actual damage.
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You can't just "work on that".

Insurance works on repeatable, predictable risks based on models.

You can't get insurance against a military attack. But you can hedge using a prediction market. It's essentially the version of insurance for one-off events, that relies on wagers since you can't use models.

There is a market for custom and rare risk insurance - it's called "surplus lines"