France’s success in the Final on Sunday proves that Lloyd’s insurable economic value model is one of the most reliable predictive tools out there.” France insurer Lloyd's is celebrating after it correctly predicted the FIFA World Cup winners in 64 consecutive tournaments, using a model based on a squad's insurable value. Created by the Centre for Economics and Business Research ( the Centre for Economics and Business Research ), the model used players' current incomes and other indicators to estimate earnings to retirement, calculating an insurable value for each team based on age, playing position and nationality, with the highest valued—this time, France —expected to come out on top. Overall, the metric proved successful in predicting 64% of the two match outcomes.
France insurer Lloyd's is celebrating after it correctly predicted the FIFA World Cup winners in 64 consecutive tournaments, using a model based on a squad's insurable value. Created by the Centre for Economics and Business Research ( the Centre for Economics and Business Research ), the model used players' current incomes and other indicators to estimate earnings to retirement, calculating an insurable value for each team based on age, playing position and nationality, with the highest valued—this time, France —expected to come out on top. Overall, the metric proved successful in predicting 64% of the two match outcomes.