Why Insurers Can’t Wall Off Drywall

On February 5, 2010

Why Insurers Can’t Wall Off Drywall

With a few exceptions, insurers tend to avoid paying claims when they are not clearly liable, fearing shareholders more than policyholders. Their response: "So sue me!" And more often than not - under contract law - they either prevail or


On February 5, 2010

Jay-Z Lawsuit for Costs on Foreclosed Hotel Loan Futile

Back in 2008, BNET wrote about rap mogul Jay-Z having problems creating his vision, the J Hotel in New York City. The $66 million hotel was axed because his partner, Charles Blaichman, couldn't get a loan to finish the project. At


On February 5, 2010

Reinventing Invention

Featured Guest: Nathan Myhrvold, CEO of Intellectual Ventures and author of the HBR article Funding Eureka.

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On February 5, 2010

President Obama Talks New Small Business Initiatives

Today president Obama proposed the expansion of two SBA lending programs aimed at letting small businesses refinance and increase limits for working capital. Both legislative proposals are designed to help small businesses through a difficult period in credit markets,…


On February 5, 2010

Can There Be Investment Banks Without Conflicts?

There's something very different about the investment banking business. Conflicts of interest that would be out of bounds for lawyers, accountants, used-car dealers and even journalists are everyday occurrences for the Morgan Stanleys and Goldman Sachses of the world. For…


On February 5, 2010

The Day I Didn’t Become CEO

This is the first in a series of stories from CEOs of their most life-changing day in their careers. Sometimes the result was promotion to the upper reaches of business, and sometimes a steep fall from grace. But good or


On February 5, 2010

Let’s Tweet About Something Important!

Almost 50 years ago, FCC Commissioner Newton Minow suggested that the then-new medium of television was becoming a "vast wasteland." One could argue that the same fate is befalling social media. It's been a few months since…