Comments on: Insurance Comes to Fantasy Sports

By: Win Online Casino Gambling Guy

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By: life settlements

life settlements — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:31:02 +0000

The coverage period for most general insurance policies and plans is usually one year, whereby premiums are normally paid on a one-time basis.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:36:51 +0000

Nothing happens. They’re not going to monitor your league. This isn’t “insurance”, it’s just billed as such. It’s just you betting that a certain player is going to get hurt.

By: karcotte

karcotte — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:25:43 +0000

bounty hunters

By: Toffer Peak

Toffer Peak — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:14:41 +0000

What’s the point? In the long run you’ll lose money, in the short term you’ll usually lose even more.

Any person who does this is a sucker who really shouldn’t be putting any money into gambling/fantasy sports and certainly shouldn’t be adding to these losses by paying for insurance.

By: MDS

MDS — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:08:20 +0000

insurance companies are scam artists

By: Johnny Tuttle

Johnny Tuttle — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:49:11 +0000

I agree with the A team in terms of replacement levels in baseball. Apart from rare, rare players, your team can recover (not fully, but somewhat at least) from even a lost early pick. The Pujols owners don’t even want me to make the analogy here–too scary–but it’s moderately true.

In football, there are usually 2-3 elite options at the front of a draft that truly are irreplaceable, and if you have that level (say LDT a few years back) or the next tier down at RB in the first and he goes down, you are just done. The FA RBs or handcuffs just don’t cut it like adding Pineiros to cover Peavys can.

By: JCSharka

JCSharka — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:20:28 +0000

From reading the article, I understand that this insurance is completely independent of the leagues involved. In fact, you do not actually have to play in any leagues to buy insurance. Or you could insure players not even on your fantasy team.

They only take into account the player and the amount insured, with the amount insured limited to about $1000.

You could try to make money from this, but that is like trying to make money playing a game at a casino against the house. The odds are in favor of the house.

By: The A Team

The A Team — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:57:40 +0000

I’ll personally offer insurance as league commissioner. I’ll use weighted O-Rank and player days lost.

By: Cal

Cal — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:44:26 +0000

I guaratee!! that I will NEVER EVER EVER!! play in any league in which this sort of FARCE is allowed. What a freaking joke!!!