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Catastrophe fund backed to insure coastal homes

Brown Brown
December 1, 2007

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A special legislative commission called for the creation of a state-run catastrophic event fund to help reduce the cost of home insurance in Massachusetts. Few details were provided in the report, but the fund would be set up to sell reinsurance to companies at below-market rates. Industry officials participating on the commission dissented from the majority view, saying the fund ... (Full article: 656 words)

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