Parametric insurance pays out when a pre-defined event occurs as measured by a specified figure, figures, or index. It has traditionally been used in agriculture and by insurance companies to cover natural catastrophes, including hurricanes, cyclones, and earthquakes (think CAT … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ ]Brewer Lane Venture is a new, Boston-based VC firm focused on early-stage InsurTech and FinTech startups. Former New York Life President and Chief Investment Officer John Kim is the founder, and veteran investor Martha Notaras joined the firm in January as … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
E*Trade is returning to the Super Bowl. http://j.mp/3t1Gzd1 (They never should have dropped the baby.)
Fans of Liar's Poker and Salomon Brothers can check out the auction of The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund of 834 Fifth Avenue later today: https://j.mp/2MrjMGq
If you are interested in cold-water fisheries in Eastern Massachusetts, this map, put together by @NepRWA and @GreaterBostonTU is pretty cool. http://j.mp/3iSXpWH
Who's going to take over King's slot on Russia Today?
