Comics about insurance
Insurance is not a frequent star in the world of comics, but it does appear occasionally—sometimes as humor, sometimes as satire, and occasionally in educational formats.
Here’s a categorized list of existing comics with insurance themes:
🖍️ Real Examples of Comics Featuring Insurance Themes
✅ 1. "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" – Don Rosa / Disney Comics
Theme: Life insurance, wealth, risk-taking
Scrooge McDuck, as the world's richest duck, often mentions his need to protect assets, including with insurance.
In several storylines, his vault and treasure are central to discussions of risk, theft, and even insurance policies.
✅ 2. "The Adventures of Tintin – The Broken Ear" – Hergé
Theme: Insurance fraud (Implied)
Tintin uncovers an art fraud plot involving insurance fraud.
Hergé’s stories often touch on criminal insurance schemes (though not the main focus).
✅ 3. "Richie Rich" – Harvey Comics
Theme: Absurd Wealth, Risk Aversion
The Richie Rich comics often poke fun at the absurdity of insuring everything from pets to private amusement parks.
✅ 4. "Dilbert" – Scott Adams
Theme: Office Life, Corporate Bureaucracy
Though focused on IT and engineering, Dilbert often mocks corporate risk policies, compliance, and liability fears, all of which border on insurance themes.
✅ 5. "Insurance Comics" – Historic Training Material (USA, 1950s)
Theme: Educational
During the 1950s, several U.S. insurers published educational comic booklets about topics like fire safety, auto insurance, or life insurance basics for schools and policyholders.
Titles included things like: "You and Your Auto Insurance" or "The Story of Life Insurance" (now collectible items).
✅ Notable Mentions:
Manga: There are no famous mainstream Japanese manga series centered on insurance, but there are scattered single episodes in business-themed manga (like Salaryman Kintaro) where corporate insurance or claims appear.
✅ 6. Our "Sasha Series" is actually one of the very few original comic series in the insurance world today. We´re proud of it.
🖍️ The Sasha Series – A Unique Contribution from Paul the Insurer
"The Sasha Series" is a groundbreaking set of short comic episodes available exclusively on our Substack platform.
Concept:
It follows Sasha, a young professional navigating the insurance world with a mix of curiosity, skepticism, and dry humor.
Typical Themes in the Series:
First days in an insurance company
Misconceptions about insurance (from both clients and employees)
Funny claims scenarios
Office politics among underwriters and claims adjusters
Sasha asking the questions many young professionals (or even clients) wonder but rarely dare to ask
✅ What Makes The Sasha Series Special:
Original voice and style – With a balance between humor, reality, and industry insight.
Relatable for young professionals – Great for people considering a career in insurance.
An industry first – Very few other insurance companies or educational platforms are doing ongoing comic storytelling with character development like this.
✅ How The Sasha Series Fits in the Broader Context of Insurance Comics:
When compared to historical training comics from the 1950s or humor strips like Dilbert, Sasha feels fresh, personal, and industry-relevant.
While others poke fun at corporate life in general, Sasha addresses the specifics of risk, underwriting, customer expectations, and daily dilemmas inside an insurance company.