It's the underwriting process. And portfolio analysis: how much money do I need to have in store to be able to pay for the claims? |
Some people would come out here and say, 'This is a tragedy. Look what it did to these houses,' ... I'd say, 'This is normal' and 'Look at what these houses are doing to the beach.' |
The problem is that none of this is market-based. If individuals were responsible for insuring their homes and individual communities were responsible for restoring their beaches, it would be a whole different scenario. |
Unfortunately, we've seen this over and over. We have these disastrous storms and people say, 'Oh my God this is terrible,' and then within a few years those memories fade. |
We don't agree with their ends, but they are not madmen. They have a logic, we can understand it. |
We don't predict where the attacks will happen, but we suggest the kinds of targets. |
You can go 20 years without a hurricane. All it takes is one. |