Insurance Industry Predicts Super Bowl LIII Winner

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Feb 01, 2019, 16:59 ET

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This Sunday, Jared Goff (in his third NFL season) and the Los Angeles Rams face off against Tom Brady (in his 19^th NFL season) and the New England Patriots. Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance asked the insurance industry to pick the winner of the game.

Professionals from around the insurance world picked the Patriots to win their sixth Super Bowl under Coach Bill Belichik and QB Brady by a 2 to 1 margin.

More than 470 insurance professionals participated.

Here are a few quick observations on the results:

Every actuary that responded picked the Patriots. So did every chairperson and human resources professional.
Legal professionals are evenly split, as are the consultants that responded.
Insurance tech and accounting people favor the Rams.
Underwriters side with the Patriots.
The over/under was set at 57 points and the insurance industry chose the under (Patriots win 30-26).

Here is how the poll results break down.

Who Will Win by Company Type?
	Rams	Patriots	% Patriots	% Rams
Independent Insurance Agency (P&C)	73	132	64%	36%
Insurer or Reinsurer (P&C)	40	82	67%	33%
Insurance Company (L&H)	6	9	60%	40%
Insurance Agency (L&H)	2	10	83%	17%
Captive Insurance Agency (P&C)	6	11	65%	35%
Wholesaler/MGA/Surplus Broker (P&C)	18	20	53%	47%
Total	145	264	65%	35%

Who Will Win by Job Title?
	Rams	Patriots	% Patriots	% Rams
Accounting / Finance	9	7	44%	56%
Actuarial	1	6	86%	14%
Chairman / Board Member		1	100%	0%
Claims	4	11	73%	27%
C-Level (CEO,COO,CIO,CTO)	4	11	73%	27%
Consultant	3	4	57%	43%
Customer Service	15	29	66%	34%
Human Resources		5	100%	0%
Legal	3	3	50%	50%
Manager / Supervisor	9	15	63%	38%
Marketing / Advertising / PR	8	20	71%	29%
Operations	2	8	80%	20%
Owner / Principal	33	52	61%	39%
Retired	1	5	83%	17%
Risk Manager	4	14	78%	22%
Sales / Producer	30	55	65%	35%
Technology / Internet	3	2	40%	60%
Underwriting	22	44	67%	33%
Unemployed	1		0%	100%
Total	152	292	66%	34%

	Final Score Patriots	Final Score Rams	Total Score
Accounting / Finance	30	28	57
Actuarial	34	29	63
Chairman / Board Member	34	27	61
Claims	28	24	52
C-Level (CEO,COO,CIO,CTO)	30	26	56
Consultant	31	25	57
Customer Service	34	27	60
Human Resources	30	24	54
Legal	28	28	55
Manager / Supervisor	29	25	54
Marketing / Advertising / PR	29	24	53
Operations	33	28	62
Owner / Principal	28	26	55
Retired	32	26	58
Risk Manager	30	25	55
Sales / Producer	30	25	55
Technology / Internet	20	21	41
Underwriting	31	26	57
Unemployed	17	21	38
Total	30	26	56

About Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance - the Academy of Insurance (www.IJAcademy.com) is an online learning center for P/C insurance professionals. It is a product of Wells Media Group, which serves the property/casualty insurance industry. Sister sites include: the P/C insurance industry's leading website & magazine, www.InsuranceJournal.com; Carrier Management website and magazine for insurance company leaders; a website, www.ClaimsJournal.com, for P/C claims professionals; an online database of available P/C markets, www.MyNewMarkets.com; and a media site featuring insurance industry videos and podcasts, www.InsuranceJournal.TV

Media Contact:
Patrick Wraight, Director
Insurance Journal's Academy of Insurance
619-584-1100, x130
[email protected]

SOURCE Academy of Insurance