Katrina Coverage

The state of Mississippi is suing various insurance companies that are trying to avoid paying out billions of dollars. Apparently the policies have provisions restricting damage to wind and rain, rather than flooding. Only about 30% of houses in the affected areas of MS and Alabama had flood insurance.

UPDATE: There's a later roundup in "Lawsuits over storm-surge damage put insurance industry on the defensive".

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