I’m thinkin’ Dickie went up against the wrong bunch this time. Don’t mess with insurance companies. I’m sure Trent Lott knew what would come of messin’ with State Farm, but he did what he thought was right. It must have been decided by some powers that be that it would be disastrous if insurance companies had to pay for damage that occurred during Hurricane Katrina. It was no big deal to take out big tobacco companies and their coffers. It was no big deal to take out asbestos companies. But don’t mess with insurance.
Not that I’m a fan of Dickie Scruggs. Quite frankly, there are quite a few law firms in MS that give me the heebie-jeebies, no thanks to John Grisham novels.
Few people want to pay for a quality house, or quality insurance. You can get anything insured, under any circumstance. You just can’t get it at any old price. I would imagine a glorified stick frame house, below flood level and on open water would be very expensive.