Massachusetts dropped in the ranking due to the state removing wind-borne debris requirements for its coastal area, IBHS reported. However, Massachusetts dropped did not place it on the bottom of the list. (Credit: Terry Kelly/Shutterstock.com) Massachusetts dropped in the ranking due to the state removing wind-borne debris requirements for its coastal area, IBHS reported. However, Massachusetts dropped did not place it on the bottom of the list. (Credit: Terry Kelly/Shutterstock.com)

Florida again sat atop the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety's (IBHS) ranking of Gulf and Atlantic Coast states with the strongest building codes, beating out Virginia by just a point. The ranking comes as hurricane season commences.

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