Yearly Archives: 2007

Declarations

Plumped up payments “The partnership has, over time, relieved FEMA of the need to develop, hire, and train an in-house...

Catastrophes: The time to act is now

By Edward T. Collins
Two years have passed since America’s most shocking wake-up call regarding the devastation that follows the force and fury of...

Catastrophes: There is no free lunch

By Dennis C. Burke
Since the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, some Florida politicians and a few insurers have claimed that the...

Fraud Roundup

Everett man gets three years for arson A man who admitted torching a friend’s grocery store in Everett, Wash., in...

The natural disaster dilemma

What to do about natural disasters? We can’t really prevent them, and while many people are skeptical about dire predictions...

Catastrophes: The time to act is now

By Edward T. Collins
Two years have passed since America’s most shocking wake-up call regarding the devastation that follows the force and fury of...