A swimming program for kids in a place surrounded by water is essential. |
Add a drop of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it. |
At the last count -- and we're still counting -- there were 3.2 million claims. We're approaching the doomsday scenario we described 5 years ago. |
At the same time, carriers are unsure how difficult it is going to be to obtain reinsurance, and how much they will have to pay. |
Do not crush the flowers of wisdom with the hobnail boots of cynicism. |
Essentially zero. DuPont sees what we're doing as the right thing to do. |
For other parts of the country they will be stabilized. We are still in a very positive financial circumstance in the rest of the country. |
He very kindly let me set up so I could start communicating back to the insurance companies. The more I had contact with George, got to know him better, the more I realized this is a very wise man. He's been around a long time. |
I think that's way off the mark. |
I think we have the support we need. Our challenge now is to find ways to fund a third court. |
I've had my career there (the county), ... It was a lot of fun. (But) it was time to run this business. |
If we're going to be paying this much, we better check to see if our premiums are adequate. |
If you're going to allow people to rebuild, you need to make sure they are building safe homes, |
It will be a long-term deal. |
It's distressing that so few people in such a high-risk area purchased flood insurance, ... I don't have an explanation for it; I guess they thought they were being smart by saving some money. |