Jump to winners | Jump to methodology Generational superstars Insurance Business has compiled the 2025 Global 100, featuring outstanding professionals from across six different markets: the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Asia-Pacific and the UK. All of those featured have had a definitive impact on the industry and taken their respective firms to new heights. 2024 … Read more
[If you do use the blog for research or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should turn the blog into a paid for, subscription service however I have resisted doing so. Proper reference to how the blog is useful … Read more
Innerhalb von nur zwei Märztagen titelten die Washington Post und die New York Times, dass (1) Präsident Trump die Schließung des Bildungsministeriums angeordnet hat, (2) die Regierung gegen Anwält*innen vorgeht, die sie verklagen, und (3) ein Gericht vorläufig die Abschiebung eines Forschers der Georgetown University gestoppt hat. Was haben diese Ereignisse gemeinsam? Sie sind Teil … Read more
The Economist has a good piece about the growing importance of the stock market on household balance sheets. Here’s the chart that matters: By the end of 2024, Americans owned stocks worth 170% of disposable income which is back at record levels and much higher than in previous decades. The worry here is that a … Read more
SAVE $50: As of March 29, the brand-new 2025 MacBook Air with M4 chip is available for $949 at Amazon. That’s $50 off its regular price of $999. I don’t know who’s asleep at the wheel over at Amazon, but they’ve got the just-released 2025 MacBook Air with the M4 chip sitting pretty at $949. … Read more