How an insurance adviser should have been able to pick the winner of Super Bowl LVI

This is how an insurer picks the winner of the Superbowl without watching a full game all season. I occasionally watch SportsCenter and catch a few highlights, that is the full extent of my NFL knowledge. I knew one player on the field at the start of the game OBJ… because as big fan of The Rock I watched Ballers. So how did life as an insurance adviser lead to me think the Rams would win?

I made a quick call to a friend in the states who loves the game to ask one simple question “who is the best defensive team?”. His response “Rams have the defensive superstars Donald, Miller and Ramsey” there you have it LA Rams will win the Super Bowl.

I have often said when it comes to the big games, big derby matches, big playoffs games and grand finals with team sports the best defense will win. It most definitely rings true in rugby and for a short time coaching it was a strong focus when I came to a team that could run up the scoreboard all year and couldn’t get the W in a final. A change to a defensive mind set had that team win 5 finals on the trot.

What the hell does this have to do with insurance? Insurance is your D when it comes to your personal financing game plan. Those who do this well will be the ones that come out on top under pressure. Unfortunately, an income protection policy isn’t flashy like a Tesla shares in your Hatch account and is often forgot about by most. A big problem here in NZ where we are under-insured across the board.

So, what did I do with this info? Well as anyone who knows me knows I enjoy a dabble at the TAB, all things in moderation my financial advice isn’t to take up the punt. So I pop down Jackson Street to the TAB, look up at the odds, LA Rams are paying less than the Bengals so I ended up losing $40… knowing what the right thing to do is and execution are two very different things.

Super Bowl Sunday/Monday tells a heck of a story.