The Niche Insurance Policy Behind a Software Company's Big Legal Payout Summary: Did you know that insurance companies will give you money back if you paid them too much? It's paid in the form of insurance dividends. Did you know celebrities and athletes can have their body parts insured, or that Troy Poamalu's hair is apparently insured by Head and Shoulders? Now, we have another insurance product that is all the rage, the judgment preservation policy. This policy aims to minimize the risks associated with financial transactions and litigation by protecting against the possibility that an award won at the trial court could be wiped out or reduced on appeal. Recently Appian was awarded a $2B judgment. By Appian taking out a judgment preservation policy, they are quaranteed at least $500M. The appeals process can be unpredictable, so

The Niche Insurance Policy Behind a Software Company's Big Legal Payout Summary: Did you know that insurance companies will give you money back if you paid them too much? It's paid in the form of insurance dividends. Did you know celebrities and athletes can have their body parts insured, or that Troy Poamalu's hair is apparently insured by Head and Shoulders? Now, we have another insurance product that is all the rage, the judgment preservation policy. This policy aims to minimize the risks associated with financial transactions and litigation by protecting against the possibility that an award won at the trial court could be wiped out or reduced on appeal. Recently Appian was awarded a $2B judgment. By Appian taking out a judgment preservation policy, they are quaranteed at least $500M. The appeals process can be unpredictable, so

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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