What's Wrong with the Gulf Coast Insurance Market?

WHAT:	The public policy forum, "What's Wrong with the Insurance Market Along the Gulf Coast and How Do We Fix it?" will feature findings from a new RAND Corporation study to be released Wednesday, "Residential Insurance on the U.S. Gulf Coast in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: A Framework for Evaluating Potential Reform." A panel discussion of the current insurance market and the future of reform efforts will follow. The event is sponsored by the University of Southern Mississippi and the Gulf Coast Business Council.
WHO:	U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor, (D-MS) U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) Lenwood Brooks, legislative assistant for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Lloyd Dixon, senior economist, the RAND Corporation James Macdonald, adjunct staff member at RAND Dave Treutel, president Treutel Insurance Agency
WHEN:	9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. A coffee reception will begin at 8:45 a.m.
WHERE:	Fleming Education Center Auditorium University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus 730 East Beach Boulevard Long Beach, MS

The event is free but space is limited, so we ask media who plan to attend to let us know in advance, via e-mail.

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