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Endangered Coastline: Northeast Prepares for Latest Storms

As hurricane Earl bounces up the coastline from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Cape Cod in New England, insurers are bracing for a big event.

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It’s been nearly 20 years since hurricane Bob wreaked havoc along the eastern seaboard of the United States, but as hurricane Earl bounces up the coastline from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Cape Cod in New England, insurers are bracing for a big event.

Bill Sinn, strategic industry director in the insurance practice for Pitney Bowes Business Insight, points out Florida and the Gulf states have had more than their share of damaging storms throughout history, but people seem to forget that the eastern seaboard has also been prone to damaging hurricanes.

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