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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in the country of Jamaica earlier today as a category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles an hour, about 298 km per hour. Joining us right now to discuss the potential economic impact is Matthew Palazoa of Bloomberg Intelligence who covers insurance companies and I know it's still too early to know exactly what the scale of damage is, but given that this is does appear to be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica, I would assume the cost is going to be high. >> Y ...