Logic should lead in flood protection
In the Media
1 min read · Oct 16, 2019
An estimated 62 million homes should have flood insurance. But only 5.1 million do. With coverage as low as $1 per day, logic, not laws, should prevail. In this photo, floodwaters from Tropical Depression Imelda surround a home in Winnie, Texas. (Brian Hawthorne/Chambers County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Imagine an individual is driving around house-hunting. The person spots a real estate sign in front of a particularly nice house that reads, “No flood insurance required!”