Cash bonus and compensation overall is down and is a reflection of earnings of the previous year. These types of compensations are tied to company performance. |
It's not a bailout. It's not a retroactive solution that we're advocating. It's ensuring that there is adequate protection for consumers. Our ability to protect consumers is finite. |
The idea of this benefit is to accommodate your normal standard of living. |
There's no getting around the fact that we're incurring higher costs for the insurance protection that we're providing. And unfortunately the consumer is the ultimate bearer of those costs. |
We continue to work our way through the amount of business we have, and where we have it. |
We're continuing to examine our operations and reducing our expenses to remain competitive. |