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Coastal living will likely carry a heftier premium

Homeowner's insurance premiums, which have doubled and tripled in the last couple of years for many coastal homes, such as this one near Heights Beach in Falmouth, are likely to head higher next year. Homeowner's insurance premiums, which have doubled and tripled in the last couple of years for many coastal homes, such as this one near Heights Beach in Falmouth, are likely to head higher next year. (GLOBE FILE)
By Bruce Mohl
Globe Staff / December 17, 2006

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The rising cost of homeowner's insurance, a simmering problem on Cape Cod for two years, is approaching the boiling point up and down the Massachusetts coast, according to insurance agents and state lawmakers. (Full article: 1092 words)

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