Friday LinkFest - UPDATED

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■ First up, the folks at Employee Benefit News ask a rather interesting question:

"Should HSAs and 401(k)s be more closely linked?"

My first reaction was "what part of health savings account" did you not understand?" But then, when one thinks about it, it begins to make sense; after all, if one stays healthy and the account continues to grow, why wouldn't one wish to maximize the return on the excess amount?

And even with the ObamaTax train-wreck, the popularity of the underlying HSA-compliant plans continues to grow:

So, something to consider.

■ And thanks to FoIB Jeff M, we learn that it's not just enrollment in HSA's that's skyrocketing:

"It's Working: Blue Cross/Blue Shield Reports Heavy Obamacare Losses Across the Country"

Bending the cost curve down: How does it work?

■ And finally, via our friends at Consul Insurance, a tragic event raises some pretty interesting claims questions:

"Tesla’s Autopilot Has Its First Deadly Crash"

Apparently (and I hadn't really been following this), Tesla's Model S has the ultimate cruise control feature: an autopilot mode. Unfortunately it still has some rather, um, significant bugs to be worked out:

"Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied"

Seems like there would be a host of insurance-related issues here. The folks at Consul tell me these include "product liability, BI/PD, manufacturer vs operator, a bunch of issues to be settled."

Indeed.

■ UPDATE: Several months ago, we reported on a Special Event policy that Cleveland was requiring of the folks running the upcoming Republican convention:

"The city has hired a "risk consultant" (why not just say "broker?") to arrange for "a $10 million insurance policy, required under the terms of Cleveland's hosting of the convention."

Well, apparently even $10 million wasn't enough:

"A city of Cleveland panel on Wednesday authorized spending nearly $10 million to purchase $50 million in insurance to protect the city against claims during the Republican National Convention"

Apparently, still a bargain (or more likely: it is what it is).