Ethnic and racial differences in homeowner's insurance, Hurricane Andrew insurance settlements, and insurance redlining in Dade County, Florida : research findings and policy recommendations.

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TextSeries: International Hurricane Center Preliminary Report ; no.1Publication details: [Florida] : International Hurricane Center, [199-?]Description: [5] pDDC classification:

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Subject: The disaster literature has generally found that Hispanics and Blacks have been slower to recover from a natural disaster than Anglos. One of the principal reasons is the lack of insurance and insufficient insurance settlements among minorities. This paper presents a brief summary of findings of 2 surveys of homeowner's insurance, insurance settlements and insurance redlining. The final section offers a set of policy recommendations to deal with the problems of insurance availability in the wake of Florida's current insurance crisis

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The disaster literature has generally found that Hispanics and Blacks have been slower to recover from a natural disaster than Anglos. One of the principal reasons is the lack of insurance and insufficient insurance settlements among minorities. This paper presents a brief summary of findings of 2 surveys of homeowner's insurance, insurance settlements and insurance redlining. The final section offers a set of policy recommendations to deal with the problems of insurance availability in the wake of Florida's current insurance crisis

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