Lawson Supports Insurance Bill
June 3rd, 2009 by Mike VasilindaAfter some State Farm customers could not find coverage cheaper than their current policy, even with a 47 percent rate hike the company wanted, State Senator Al Lawson helped pass legislation allowing big Insurance companies, like State Farm, to offer coverage at any price. Lawson is encouraging Governor Charlie Crist to sign the bill once it get’s to his desk.
“A lady that was 93-years-old in Jackson County and said, ‘I don’t want to lose my State Farm Insurance,” Lawson said. “So as a result, you know, it’s something the governor needs to consider. We need more people out there to share the risk. We don’t know what’s going to happen during this hurricane season.
Without the bill becoming law, State Farm is expected to follow through with its plans to stop offering coverage to a million homeowners.
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