Resolution 083-2000
Commissioner Nora Williams
RESOLUTION NO.
083
-2000
A RESOLUTION TO THE FLORIDA WINDSTORM UNDERWRI1iERS
ASSOCIATION, BILL NELSON, FLORIDA INSURiNG! g '"l'7
COMMISSIONER, THE HOUSE INSURANCE COMMITTEE (CH_ S ~
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAINTER), JEB BUSH, FLORIDA GOV~f3R ~ ~
SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL #15 AND HOUSE BILL #477 ~?:i~ <:.) ~
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MeN@E
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The BOCC hereby declares its support for the passage and adoption of:
a) House Bill #15, which removes the prerequisite of flood insurance prior to
the purchase of windstorm insurance; and
b) House Bill #477, which restructures the membership of the board of
directors of the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association (FWUA), in a manner
which addresses the excessive domination of that panel by insurance industry interests.
Section 2, The BOCC hereby respectfully suggests to the Insurance
Commissioner that it may be time to re-examine Monroe County's participation in the
FWUA. This body, initially established to protect Monroe County from extraordinary
charges for windstorm insurance, no longer serves its intended purpose. As other
counties have insisted on inclusion in the FWUA to ensure lower prices for their
citizens, Monroe County has once again been singled out for unaffordable rates, It is
time to consider a Monroe County only alternative that recognizes the extraordinary
challenge to providing affordable windstorm insurance in the Florida Keys.
Section 3. The Clerk is hereby directed to send a certified copy of this
Resolution to the above-named parties,
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16th day of February,
2000.
MayorShirley Freeman
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Mary Kay Reich
Commissioner Nora Williams
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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