Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, terrified that getting treatment for depression would cost him his license and livelihood. The drop in air travel during the pandemic kept Wittke […]
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When it rains here, West Texans brace for the worst. With nowhere to go, water collects across sidewalks, roads and highways — the flat, desert landscape becomes a wetland in the blink of an eye. Local officials in Ector County, which includes Odessa, said the region’s drainage system is out of date. But paying for
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“We must maintain underwriting discipline.” This phrase is arguably the most repeated mantra in the reinsurance industry over the past two years, and you will struggle to find anyone in the market who would disagree with that idea. The reality, however, is that despite best intentions, reinsurance carriers often end up back in the same
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Last week may have ended on a high note with bonds rallying on Powell’s Jackson Hole speech, but perception was better than reality at the time. The reality was/is that Friday’s rally merely reinforced the trading range that has been ongoing since the August 1st jobs report. At the present pace and considering the econ
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