An insurance victory - al.com

An insurance victory - al.com: "LEGISLATORS FROM the more northern parts of Alabama seem to be catching on to the threat the deteriorating coastal insurance market poses to the state as a whole.

On Thursday the state Senate passed a basic and noncontroversial element of the reforms needed to make homeowners insurance more affordable in the areas of Mobile and Baldwin counties most threatened by hurricanes. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Ben Brooks, R-Mobile, would allow the owners of homes that meet international building codes to receive a discount on their insurance premiums."