It is not surprising that public officials in Louisiana are trying everything they can to recover dollars for those whose lives were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. But insurance contracts are contracts. |
It's not the right time to have a decision about a federal backstop for disaster coverage. We don't think the entire country should be subsidizing people living in coastal areas. |
People run red lights because they think they can get away with it, and they don't want to sit and wait for the light. For the most part it's a deliberate act. |
Sometimes it's as simple as asking other businesses who insures them. That way you know the broker is already familiar with what types of coverage you may need. |
There are a lot of people who think insurance is all-powerful, and that if we do something, then suddenly people will behave a certain way. Would that were true -- we'd have no drunk drivers or speeders. |
There are going to be all sorts of claims that are not settled for a long time. |
This will be one of the - if not the - biggest single event in terms of insured losses in U.S. history. |
We don't want the government displacing us or being in our way. |
We're operating in primitive conditions. The size and scope is bigger than anything we've ever seen. |
Where the private market can work, that is our absolute preference. |
You want a vehicle that's going to crash and crumple in a controlled way, so you don't get a lot of sharp metal intruding into the car, |
You want a vehicle that's going to crash and crumple in a controlled way, so you don't get a lot of sharp metal intruding into the car. The force and the energy have to go somewhere. You actually want the car to look bad in the crash. |