# Risk Management on The No Agenda Show

Risk Management comes up in 8 chapters across 8 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2009 to November 2022.

- **Chapters:** 8
- **Episodes:** 8
- **Discussed:** August 2009 – November 2022
- **Related topics:** [Health Insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-insurance.md), [Alameda Research](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alameda-research.md), [Boeing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boeing.md), [Caroline Ellison](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/caroline-ellison.md), [Comirnaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/comirnaty.md), [Cyber Security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cyber-security.md), [Department Of Defense](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-defense.md), [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [Health Care](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-care.md), [Hippocratic Oath](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hippocratic-oath.md)

## Chapters 1–8 of 8

### Caroline Ellison, Alameda Research Risk Management

- **Episode:** [1503: Strung Out](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1503-strung-out.md)
- **Published:** 2022-11-13
- **Time:** 2:10:20–2:13:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1503-strung-out/chapter/caroline-ellison-alameda-research-risk-management.md

Leaked audio and interviews from Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison reveal a lack of traditional risk management, such as stop-losses, in their trading strategies. Ellison, the daughter of an MIT professor, describes "yield farming" and investing in "weird meta food things" despite initial skepticism.

Keywords: [caroline ellison](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/caroline-ellison.md), [alameda research](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/alameda-research.md), [mit](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mit.md), yield farming, [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md)

### Nuclear Threats, Risk Management, Intelligence Divergence

- **Episode:** [1429: Puppy State](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1429-puppy-state.md)
- **Published:** 2022-02-27
- **Time:** 1:19:01–1:21:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1429-puppy-state/chapter/nuclear-threats-risk-management-intelligence-divergence.md

A report from a critical infrastructure security insider highlights a massive divergence between intelligence analysts and risk management professionals regarding the threat of World War III. While intelligence officers view the current situation as "bull crap," risk analysts are reportedly preparing for a nuclear holocaust. Secretary Blinken's response to Putin's nuclear rhetoric is characterized as being prepared for a "first strike" scenario.

Keywords: [nuclear war](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nuclear-war.md), [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md), [intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intelligence.md), [cyber security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cyber-security.md), [world war iii](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/world-war-iii.md)

### Comirnaty Licensing, Pfizer Risk Management, and Military Trials

- **Episode:** [1422: Honk Honk](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1422-honk-honk.md)
- **Published:** 2022-02-03
- **Time:** 42:15–45:32
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1422-honk-honk/chapter/comirnaty-licensing-pfizer-risk-management-and-military-trials.md

The Department of Defense is accused of using service members as a giant study group for mRNA vaccines under a 158-page Risk Management Plan. The discussion focuses on the legal distinction between the FDA-approved Comirnaty and the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) versions actually being administered. The hosts highlight the withdrawal of the BLA license on the same day it was granted.

Keywords: [comirnaty](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/comirnaty.md), [pfizer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pfizer.md), [fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), bla license, [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md), [department of defense](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/department-of-defense.md)

### Healthcare Management, Suppressing Vaccine Adverse Event Reports

- **Episode:** [1386: Frankenjab](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1386-frankenjab.md)
- **Published:** 2021-09-30
- **Time:** 54:23–1:05:02
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1386-frankenjab/chapter/healthcare-management-suppressing-vaccine-adverse-event-reports.md

Leaked audio from a New York healthcare facility reveals management pressuring a provider to "dial back" the reporting of vaccine injuries to VAERS. The HR representative argued that over-reporting creates a "risk to the organization" and conflicts with the company's mission to reduce vaccine hesitancy. The manager explicitly stated that as employed providers, staff must "tow the company line" regardless of individual clinical observations.

Keywords: [human resources](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-resources.md), [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md), corporate healthcare, anti-vaccine, [hippocratic oath](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hippocratic-oath.md)

### UnitedHealth Group, Obamacare Exit and Profit Margins

- **Episode:** [818: Document 17](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/818-document-17.md)
- **Published:** 2016-04-21
- **Time:** 42:00–47:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/818-document-17/chapter/unitedhealth-group-obamacare-exit-and-profit-margins.md

UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, announces its withdrawal from most Obamacare exchanges due to financial losses. Despite claims of losing money on the exchanges, the company reported a $53 billion gross profit over the last 12 months, leading to skepticism about their motivations for pulling out.

Keywords: [unitedhealth group](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/unitedhealth-group.md), [obamacare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/obamacare.md), [health insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-insurance.md), net profit, [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md)

### Insurance Business Model, Warren Buffett and Premiums

- **Episode:** [484: Crazed Guzman](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/484-crazed-guzman.md)
- **Published:** 2013-02-03
- **Time:** 1:33:37–1:35:52
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/484-crazed-guzman/chapter/insurance-business-model-warren-buffett-and-premiums.md

The business model of insurance is examined, with a focus on how high-deductible plans generate profit from low-risk customers. The history of HMOs, starting with Kaiser Permanente, is contrasted with modern "scams" that the hosts claim prioritize corporate profit over actual healthcare delivery.

Keywords: [warren buffett](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/warren-buffett.md), [insurance premiums](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance-premiums.md), [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md), [kaiser permanente](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/kaiser-permanente.md), [hmo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hmo.md)

### Progressive Insurance, Actuarial Data, and Genetic Risk Management

- **Episode:** [184: All Your DNA \[sic\]Belong To Us](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/184-all-your-dna-sic-belong-to-us.md)
- **Published:** 2010-03-21
- **Time:** 39:06–43:59
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/184-all-your-dna-sic-belong-to-us/chapter/progressive-insurance-actuarial-data-and-genetic-risk-management.md

The hosts discuss the history of Progressive Insurance, noting its origins as a data-driven company that used actuarial tables to predict driver risk. They argue that the insurance industry's ultimate goal is to acquire DNA data to perform advanced risk management, potentially denying coverage to individuals based on genetic predispositions to diseases. They warn that the "nothing to hide" argument regarding privacy fails to account for how personal data can be used for financial exclusion.

Keywords: [progressive insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/progressive-insurance.md), [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md), actuarial tables, dna data, [health insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-insurance.md)

### Aviation Insurance, Health Care Financing Parallels

- **Episode:** [122: Sebelius Double Speak](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/122-sebelius-double-speak.md)
- **Published:** 2009-08-16
- **Time:** 14:47–16:23
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/122-sebelius-double-speak/chapter/aviation-insurance-health-care-financing-parallels.md

Aviation insurance restrictions prevent non-employees from hitching rides on empty Boeing ferry flights due to liability concerns. This shift in insurance mirrors the broader health care industry, where insurance has transitioned from a disaster-recovery mechanism to a complex financing system for routine medical expenses.

Keywords: [insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/insurance.md), [boeing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/boeing.md), [health care](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/health-care.md), [liability](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/liability.md), [risk management](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/risk-management.md)

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