👉 Insurance 8th Street is a comic book series, written by writer and creator of "The Little Rascals" and "Mickey Mouse," Frank Miller. It was created to showcase the absurdity of insurance policies.
In one episode, there's a scene where an insurance salesman, who claims he sells policies that pay out more than $80 million every year, shows up at a customer's doorstep. The customer is skeptical about this offer but decides to hire him and invest in his policy for several years (despite the fact that it won't exactly cover anything). Over time, the insurance company discovers that the salesperson had been selling fake policies. The episode ends with a twist, as the real-life salesman who was just trying to sell them more money instead of telling them how they could potentially receive millions of dollars is actually a fraud. The customer learns not to trust insurance companies and realizes that in life, sometimes one can't get what they want because there are so many people willing to give it away. The episode effectively uses humor and absurdity to convey the seriousness of the situation, drawing a contrast with the more serious issues faced by the real-life salesman.
