Nick Lamparelli 
It’s that time of the year when we all look back, examine the good, the bad (and the ugly) of 2016 and look forward with optimism towards 2017. For many of you, that includes setting your New Year’s resolution goals. Instead of wringing your hands trying to figure out what goals to set, I propose … Read more
This article originally published on InsNerds.com “By now, I wonder how, Some people never know” Don’t Believe The Hype – Public Enemy I am a sucker for new stuff. I bet many of you are as well. If news of the release date of the iPhone 7 caused you to immediately organize your camping gear … Read more
Today we have the third part of our series on Catastrophe Modeling. Click here for part one and here for part two. “If you challenge conventional wisdom, you will find ways to do things much better than they are currently done.” Bill James (author of Baseball Abstracts and Godfather of “ Moneyball”) In this, my final … Read more
Today we have part two of our our series on Catastrophe Models. You can read part one here. “You stop sending me information, and start getting me some.” Gordon Gekko In this, the second part of our series on CAT models, we will go into the guts of a catastrophe (CAT) model and explain how they … Read more
This article originally appeared on InsNerds.com “The information you have is not the information you want. The information you want is not the information you need. The information you need is not the information you can obtain. The information you can obtain costs more than you want to pay” ― Peter L. Bernstein, Against … Read more