Books I read during Q3, Hurricane insurance claims, Berkshire's troubled railroad, Nike's troubles, Doing what you love, Human aging, Ray Ozzie on intelligent machines, Aesop's Fables ...

National Underwriter P&C magazine recently reported that the soft insurance market is showing no signs of reversing as abundant capacity combined with diminished demand combines to keep a downward pressure on rates. This is the seventh consecutive year of soft ...

After several years of above normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic-Caribbean basin, it appears that the El Nino weather pattern has delivered a very quiet season -- so far. Reuters reports that the Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts a "near normal" hurricane season, and so far there have not been any named storms in the Atlantic. NOAA forecasts are closely watched by insurers, investors, and property owners for obvious reasons ...

With the hurricane season officially starting on June 1, residents of the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts are no doubt listening carefully to the many forecasts that are being made regarding the number of "named storms" that are likely to occur ...