Homeowners Support Home Safety

NU Online News Service, June 9, 9:32 a.m. EDT ?A survey released by the Insurance Research Council found anoverwhelming majority of homeowners support regulations requiringnew homes to be built to withstand damage from natural disastersand would be willing to pay more for those homes.

The telephone survey of 1,000 homeowners across the countryshows that 75 percent said they support state and local buildingcodes for new homes to be built to withstand damage from naturaldisasters.

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