admin posted on April 23, 2008 09:03
"WASHINGTON—April 21, 2008 - Federal windstorm insurance offered through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) would needlessly displace the private market, disrupt existing state funds, and create a significant burden for U.S. taxpayers, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).
PCI asks the U.S. Senate not to add wind insurance to the flood program (as proposed within H.R. 3121, the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act) because either private or state residual markets for windstorm coverage already exist for more than 99 percent of all coastal properties in the United States. Only properties in significant disrepair, representing less than 1 percent of the total, are uninsurable through these programs.
The following coastal states (and the District of Columbia) have a Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plan: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Additionally, five states (Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas) have programs designed specifically to provide windstorm coverage, and Florida and Louisiana each have a Citizens Property Insurance Corporation."
(source: Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)
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