O. Winston Supports Quotations

NAMIC strongly supports the expansion of Section 831(b)(2). The modification of this section is very important to the communities that depend on small property/casualty insurance companies to provide them with affordable property insurance. Many small companies are approaching the current $1.2 million limit and both they and their customers will be adversely impacted if it is not raised. With the increased election level, tied to an annual adjustment in the cost-of-living, these insurance companies can continue to keep premiums low in rural areas where larger insurers either do not write coverage or charge higher premiums than consumers can afford.

NAMIC strongly supports more stringent building codes; however, we recognize that enacting these laws at the state level has been very difficult. Therefore, there is a critical need to develop federal incentives to encourage states to adopt these codes.