Tag Archives: Insurance
Gulf Coast Shrimping Insurance
Re Q’s insurance situation for shrimp farmers in the Gulf: Is the shrimping livelihood insurable against foreseeable manmade disasters? There’s a market for what’s called aquaculture insurance, and I’m sure there will be some significant claims on those policies (most … Continue reading
Krugman Provides the Numbers
Thanks, Krugman, for weighing in w/ the numbers. Here’s what Everyone’s Favorite Keynesian predicts for public insurance stats: Kaiser Family Foundation Guys, this is a major program to aid lower- and lower-middle-income families. How is that not a big progressive … Continue reading
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Aetna Cancer
My name is Kat, and I love Insurance law. I realize it’s unhip to buck the hue and cry trend over reform, but I keep thinking about reforming what we’ve already got, on a market level. The operative premises are: … Continue reading
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Washington’s Treacherous Trains
Can you tell someone at the WaPo isn’t thrilledwith WMATA’s decision to close three critical stations in Northern Virginia this weekend, including the one at Reagan National? What does Metro think we are, Maryland? Washington’s Metro ranks among the best in … Continue reading
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What is Happening to Washington’s Metro?
If you shake a haystack and a needle falls out, it’s safe to assume the haystack is full of needles. Last month’s Metro crash may have been just such a needle, a symptom of a much greater problem in Washington’s … Continue reading
A tangled web for America’s subway
Sometimes God truly is in the details. Monday’s Metro crash killed 9 people and injured 76. Because the trains allided in DC rather than in nearby Maryland, no damages caps limit payouts in injured riders’ liability suits. Maryland caps the … Continue reading
Metro Liability Insurance
Sometimes God truly is in the details. Monday’s Metro crash killed 9 people and injured 76. Because the trains allided* in DC rather than in nearby Maryland, no damages caps limit payouts in injured riders’ liability suits. Maryland caps the … Continue reading
