Reuters (July 1)
“One way of looking at the euro zone is as a forest where dry tinder is piling up. The locals are not doing much to clear the debris, and some are wandering around with naked flames. But they know it would be foolish to throw lit matches on the forest floor.” There are rising risks of a new euro crisis, “but the conditions are probably not ripe to trigger one yet.”
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Tampa Bay Times (July 11)
“On Tuesday, Farmers Insurance informed the state it was dropping home, auto and umbrella policies across Florida, potentially affecting tens of thousands of people. It’s the fourth company to leave the Florida market in the last year — most citing rising risks from hurricanes. Farmers, a large company with a national presence, also has reduced new business in California, citing extreme weather and wildfire threats.”
Tags: Auto, California, Dropping, Extreme weather, Farmers Insurance, Florida, Home, Hurricanes, New business, Policies, Rising risks
