The Survivor Who Saw the Future for Cantor Fitzgerald
On September 11, 2001, three out of every four people who worked for Howard Lutnick died. The story of a recovery.
On September 11, 2001, three out of every four people who worked for Howard Lutnick died. The story of a recovery.
Susanne Craig New York Times Sep 2011 Permalink
On the insurer’s insurer and calculating the risk of modern catastrophe:
Reinsurers are ultimately responsible for every new thing that God can come up with. As losses grew this decade, year by year, reinsurers have been working to figure out what they can do to make the God clause smaller, to reduce their exposure. They have billions of dollars at stake. They are very good at thinking about the world to come.
Brendan Greeley Businessweek Sep 2011 20min Permalink
September 11, 2001 was an atrocity – but also, for some, a goldmine.
Graham Rayman Village Voice Aug 2011 25min Permalink
If the memory of the Twin Towers now belongs to the world, the story of how they have been replaced is entirely of New York: a tale of power, capital, shifting allegiances, and hallowed ground.
Andrew Rice Businessweek Aug 2011 15min Permalink
Investigating the investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Noah Shachtman Wired Apr 2011 1h10min Permalink
A classified Guantánamo Bay interrogation log reveals the techniques used on Mohammed al-Qahtani, the so-called 20th 9/11 hijacker.
The story of how federal authorities blew the biggest anti-terror investigation of the past decade—the post-9/11 anthrax attacks—and nearly destroyed an innocent man.
David Freed The Atlantic Apr 2010 35min Permalink