stackyFACTSActuaries realized that UFO kidnappings were a highly profitable, untapped market. Policies exist offering massive payouts if you can somehow prove an alien took you, usually demanding a signature from the mothership captain. It is a brilliant cash grab, collecting premiums for an event with zero actuarial risk.
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