Insurance, Other Goups Call For Elimination of Panhandle Carve-Out

June 19, 2006

  • June 19, 2006 at 10:57 am
    Roger Poe says:
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    6-19-2006

    The current (2006) cost to build a hurricane resistant home is approximately 5% greater than standard construction costs.

    5%!

    http://www.sptimes.com/2002/webspecials02/andrew/day2/story1.shtml

    Is the potential for saving just one life in a severe weather volatile area well worth the investment?

    Isn\’t the potential for saving many lives over the next 2+ decades of expected severe weather events worth the investment?

    rogerpoegc@yahoo.com

  • June 19, 2006 at 11:53 am
    Mark says:
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    In Japan, the houses are concrete because of the Typhoons. I don\’t know why Americans can\’t follow suit.

  • June 20, 2006 at 7:50 am
    LL says:
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    The only holdouts are the contractors. Every single home buyer that I talked to would rather pay the so-called \’extra expense\’ and get a better-built house rather than having to deal with damages.



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