Florida Governor Charles Crist said in a television interview last week that he intends to use his state's move to an earlier primary election date to pressure presidential candidates into supporting a national catastrophe fund.
In an appearance on CNBC, Gov. Crist, a Republican, also said he will continue to blast the insurance industry over home insurance rates. "Sometimes these big industries can try to take advantage of our people to their detriment, and that's not right," he said.
A national catastrophe fund could be helpful to Florida if there is a serious event, for which experts say the state is underreserved via its own disaster fund and Citizens, its property insurer of last resort.
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