Better buildings bring stability
by Ted Carter
Published: October 24,2010
Tags: Bob Portwood, Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, Scott Jerome
However, truly affordable rates are missing until companies that quit providing commercial coverage after Hurricane Katrina resume business in the region Quality construction has improved and an expanded roster of insurers willing to write policies have helped to stabilize the cost of insuring coastal Mississippi businesses against hurricane loses, insurance professionals say. But Gulf Coast businesses [...]
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