The Florida Cat Fund should have $17 billion available for this Atlantic hurricane season thanks to a lack of hurricanes hitting the state in the past 10 years.
Superstorm Sandy certainly earned its name: The combination hurricane/noreaster spawned high winds and high water, flooding lower Manhattan, erasing landmarks from the Jersey Shore and dumping three feet of snow in West Virginia.
Because Superstorm Sandy is an example of how hurricanes (or any natural disaster, for that matter) don't pick favorites, a National Catastrophe Fund is needed to spread risk.
Because Superstorm Sandy is an example of how hurricanes (or any natural disaster, for that matter) don't pick favorites, a National Catastrophe Fund is needed to spread risk.
Given the 2011 residential property reforms, expect Floridas 2012 session to be much quieter in that area. The exceptions could be legislation on Citizens and the Cat Fund.