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Article: INSURANCE CZAR VISITS BLUE SKY PROJECT HE'S BEHIND THE EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN BUILDINGS AGAINST HURRICANES.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 30, 1996
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Byline: CATHERINE KOZAK, STAFF WRITER
SOUTHERN SHORES -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long made a campaign stop Tuesday at the Blue Sky project to get his first look at what many believe will be the future of coastal construction.
He outlined a proposal that will encourage private insurance companies to continue to insure coastal homes, even in the wake of storms that this year devastated parts of the North Carolina coast.
Long, who is seeking a fourth term against Republican challenger Mike Causey, pledged to support the innovative construction program designed to strengthen residential buildings against hurricane-force winds.
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