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Tropical Depression ONE

Meteorological Disaster Waiting to Happen

That is USA Today's take on Florida. According to its editorial, the increasing risk to the nation due to Florida's hurricane insurance market mismanagement is ...

"At bottom, Florida's underfunded, state-run program is a cynical ploy to get people in places like Iowa and Tennessee to subsidize those who want to live in hurricane-prone areas."

New book

Last week I had the privilege of testifying before Congress on the future of insurance regulation (more on that later).  Today, I received a copy of a book edited by Bob Klein and me with the same title.

It does not appear to be on Amazon -- which just seems strange to me.  It is also missing from the front page of Brookings Press, but  you can order a copy here.  I am not impressed with their website as there is missing information on the book site.