Measures providing funds to make homes better able to withstand hurricanes have been approved in the Florida Legislature.
The loss mitigation provisions were part of an overall property insurance omnibus bill passed in the closing hours of the 2006 session.
“The hurricane insurance package passed just before adjournment Friday night is the most significant property insurance bill since major legislation following Hurricane Andrew,” said Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida Insurance Council.
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