What caught my eye this week. If you traveled back to the year 1900 and told people that, in 125 years, adults would live 30 years longer than they did, the late Victorians would be astonished—and likely envious. Another three decades to work, rest, and play! Think of all those extra Saturdays down the mines … Read more
NORTHBROOK, Ill., [May 22, 2025] –Penn State women’s golfer Jami Morris, a Cleveland native and founder of one of Northeast Ohio’s most successful student-run cancer fundraisers, has been named spring captain of the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team. Morris leads a class of 20 standout student-athletes honored for excellence in community service, academics and athletics. … 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
A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were gazing at bright brain lesions punctuating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The resulting pattern, called a “starry sky,” meant that their 57-year-old patient had a dangerous form of tuberculosis. … Read more
At a Board meeting of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) today, attendees heard that the catastrophe bond and reinsurance placement for 2025 is “looking good” while also noting that the projected rate-on-line (RoL) for the placement looks to be lower than the prior year, as the market has softened somewhat.Gallagher Re, the reinsurance broker … Read more