Declarations – Southeast

Face Up

“Dear Mayor, can we please get a leader that understands that a department sends officers (to) the funeral of an officer killed in the line of duty?”

—Former Greenville, S.C. police Sgt. Susan Graziosi who is suing the city because she says she was wrongly fired for posting this comment on her Facebook page.

Irene Anniversary

“For the most part, most of the people we addressed were able to get back on their feet and get going. Some rural places didn’t have much to start with, and the storm just took everything. So they’re having a more difficult time.”

—Doug Hoell, director of the N.C. Division of Emergency Management, on recent one-year anniversary of Category 1 storm Irene.

AIG End

“The completion of the sale of the Maiden Lane III portfolio marks the end of an important chapter – our assistance to AIG – that was undertaken to stabilize the financial system in the midst of the financial crisis.”

—New York Fed President William Dudley, closing its dealings with AIG.

Mitigation Message

“The message is the program is not designed to increase premiums. The object is to provide policyholders with every opportunity to get the credit they deserve.”

—Florida Citizens President Barry Gilway, vowing to revise the insurer’s mitigation credit inspection program.