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Factoid/2007/01/23

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Florida Government Mistakenly Tries to Legislate Away Hurricane Risk

"Mr. Hartwig of the Insurance Information Institute said that in the end, lasting [home] insurance relief could come only from building less on Floridas vulnerable coasts and requiring the strictest of building codes, which the recent debate barely addressed. You cannot legislate away the real, formidable risk of hurricanes in Florida, he said." - excerpt from this New York Times article.

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