Credit Crunch Could Hurt Hurricane CAT Fund

Florida Hurricane  The problem lies with the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund commonly called the "cat fund." It is having a hard time lining up financing ...
by Associated Press
Published: Tue, March 10, 2009 - 2:32 pm CST Last Updated: Tue, March 10, 2009 - 2:35 pm CST
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The state board that oversees the fund
designed to pay insurance benefits in case of a catastrophic
hurricane is again looking for answers.
The board, comprised of Gov. Charlie Crist, Chief Financial
Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum, sifted
through several presentations Tuesday aimed at reducing the state's
risk if a major storm or several small destructive ones hit the
state this year.
All agree that the state's risk is too high.
Florida paid $224 million to Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway
Inc. last year for a guarantee that the state could borrow up to $4
billion if needed to help cover losses by its emergency hurricane
insurance fund. This year the cost would likely be considerably
more.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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