« Dogs From Hurricane Katrina | Main | State let insurers underpay »
April 02, 2008
Hurricane evacuations not always
Hurricane evacuations not always simple, officials say (Sun-Sentinel)
Officials want people at risk to heed advice Sally Bishop, emergency management director in Pinellas County on Florida's west coast, has found a creative way to encourage coastal residents to heed evacuation orders should a hurricane approach.
Fla. Trying to Fix Hurricane Insurance (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A tightening global credit market is contributing to Florida's insurance woes, prompting officials to look at reducing the amount of money in the state's catastrophe fund, which pays hurricane claims when private insurers can't.
