Friday, November 21, 2008

Baldwin County, Ala., legislators pledge to win improvement on property insurance

Friday, November 21, 2008
By JEFF AMY, Business Reporter

FOLEY — It's not like Baldwin County lawmakers didn't already favor reduced coastal insurance rates, but now they've publicly signed a pledge reaffirming that stance.

More than 400 people crowded into a church hall Thursday night to press those legislators for action, in a meeting organized by All Churches Together, a religious coalition.

The coalition's goals include cheaper premiums, coverage that won't be dropped and fair payment of claims.

"The structure of insurance in lower Alabama is unfair, arbitrary and needs to be restructured throughout," said Pat McCormick of Gulf Shores.

State Reps. Steve McMillan, R-Gulf Shores; Joe Faust, R-Fairhope and Randy Davis, R-Daphne attended and signed the pledge, as did state Sen. Trip Pittman, R-Montrose.

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