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FLORIDA - If a large enough hurricane hits Florida and the total amount of damage reaches the 16 billion dollars mark… a Warren Buffet Company will come to the rescue… for a price.

A reluctant State Board Of Administration voted two to one to buy hurricane coverage from Buffet's Birkshire Hathaway Company.

The deal allows the state to borrow four billion dollars from the company if storm damage exceeds 16 billion dollars.

As part of the deal... The state will have to pay the company more than two-hundred million a year for the extra coverage. Attorney General Bill Mccollum voted against the deal.

"The odds of our having to need this money are about three to four percent. That's what statistics show, that's the relevant study done before we ever undertook when looking at whether we needed more liquidity."

Florida's Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, expressed concerns with the deal, but went along with Governor Charlie Crist in approving the extra insurance... Saying at this point... There are no other options available to sure up the catastrophe fund.Cat Fund
 

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Local Weather:

Tuesday: Rain in the morning. Mostly cloudy with an 80% of rain through the afternoon. High temperatures around 80 degrees.

Tuesday night: Mostly Cloudy as the showers continue. 70% chance of rain and lows in the upper 60's.

Wednesday: 50% chance for rain with mostly cloudy skies. High of 81.

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Marco has winds of 65mph and is headed toward Mexico. It will not impact the local area.


 

 

 

 
   
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

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