Coastal insurance bills face crucial test in Legislature

Coastal insurance bills face a crucial test this week in the state Legislature.

The House and Senate Banking and Insurance committees are scheduled to meet in joint session Wednesday morning to take up legislation aimed at providing relief to homeowners along the coast.

“This could be one of the best opportunities for citizens concerned about this issue to come and let legislators know this is a crisis in Mobile and Baldwin counties,” said state Sen. Ben Brooks, R-Mobile, one of the leading sponsors of the bills. “And citizens are going to have to take the time to come up here

Coastal insurance bills face crucial test in Legislature