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Deborah Koff Ross: But the pricing is what concerns me, because right now, we have a government backstop and my history in government…

On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
But the pricing is what concerns me, because right now, we have a government backstop and my history in government backstops, as you look at the National Flood Insurance Program, and as you look at citizens' property and causality insurance program in the State of Florida, is it leads to bad behavior.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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Ross expresses concern about government backstops leading to risky behavior in insurance markets.

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