<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ai, Ai, Ai!: Hot Takes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Links to interesting stuff I'm reading with short commentary and reactions]]></description><link>https://www.ayeyaiyai.co/s/hot-takes</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LdX6!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa64e4a9-39a4-4ea2-a2e2-9755cd463a13_256x256.png</url><title>Ai, Ai, Ai!: Hot Takes</title><link>https://www.ayeyaiyai.co/s/hot-takes</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:43:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ayeyaiyai.co/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Darryl Siry]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[darrylsiry@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[darrylsiry@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Darryl Siry]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Darryl Siry]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[darrylsiry@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[darrylsiry@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Darryl Siry]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Dying is Easy, Living is Harder]]></title><description><![CDATA[GPW growth is easy if you underprice, with predictable results]]></description><link>https://www.ayeyaiyai.co/p/dying-is-easy-living-is-harder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ayeyaiyai.co/p/dying-is-easy-living-is-harder</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darryl Siry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:36:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LdX6!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffa64e4a9-39a4-4ea2-a2e2-9755cd463a13_256x256.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7469377377173766144/">Douglas Ver Mulm</a> notes &#8220;Corgi is bad for all the great tech-forward and Insurtech MGAs/wholesalers/carriers out there&#8221;</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aniehenke_an-unnecessary-defense-of-corgi-insurance-activity-7467994897107587072-w0oI/">Alexander Niehenke </a>notes &#8220;If momentum investing and stupidity had a bastard child, it would be vibe investing&#8221;</p><p>Corgi&#8217;s <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/corgi-insurance/jobs/871T337-chief-of-staff-trucking-insurance">job posting</a> for Chief of Staff, Trucking Insurance, says:</p><p><em>&#8220;The $40B+ trucking insurance market is still being underwritten by people with paper files and 1990s rating engines. We're going to fix that.&#8221;</em></p><p>Well, Progressive has 50% market share in trucking and you can get a binding quote online <a href="https://www.progressivecommercial.com/commercial-auto-insurance/">here</a>. Also check out <a href="https://coverwhale.com/">Cover Whale</a>, <a href="https://www.nirvanatech.com/">Nirvana</a>, even <a href="https://www.geico.com/commercial-auto-insurance/">GEICO</a></p><p>Also from the job posting:</p><p>&#8220;In year one, expect to help build a division from scratch to $1B in premium&#8221;</p><p>To be fair, if you underprice the product in a highly price sensitive, non-loyal, high churn segment, you can definitely grow fast! </p><p>The losses will likely be spectacular, and while RRGs enable high capital leverage, that leverage works against you when the losses are high, wiping out the surplus capital. And with no state backstop, it can easily end in tears.</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>