>Where are the insurance companies in all of this? Given the claims
>that they have to pay out for hurricane damage one would think that
>they not only would wise up to the danger it poses their bottom line
>but - give their exposure - but bankroll lobbying efforts to do
>something about it.
For now, they'll refuse to write new policies, try to evade paying claims, and look to the government to cover the really big risks.
Doug