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Thirteen Years Later: The Insurance Industry Remembers

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 Logan B.

Terrorist attacks cause major shift in the United States Thirteen years ago, the United States was rocked by a devastating terrorist attack that will live forever in infamy. September 11, 2001, will long be remembered as a day of mourning and serves as a constant reminder of the unpredictability of catastrophic events. The event on 9/11 has changed the U.S. and continues to spur shifts within the insurance industry and the government. Every year, it is important to look back on the event and take note of how much has…

Insurance industry campaigns to renew TRIA

September 11, 2014September 9, 2014 Logan B.

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Insurers are calling for the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act The insurance industry has mobilized to support U.S. legislation that would renew the federal backstop for terrorism risk insurance. The endeavor has received the support of more than 400 trade groups that represent various types of businesses. The industry is urging federal lawmakers to approve a legislation that could have a major impact on terrorism insurance throughout the country. Insurers note that the terrorist attacks on 9/11 have fundamentally changed the way they manage risks within the U.S.…

Terrorism insurance reinforcements will soon be expiring

July 15, 2014July 12, 2014 H. Cutner

Two competing renewal bills for the Act will soon be redefining the level of federal support for private insurers. As a result of a rash of damages and vandalism following the attacks on 9/11, terrorism insurance faced a total estimated loss of $32.5 billion, which caused insurers to start to create exclusions for the coverage for commercial properties across the country. Businesses struggled to be able to find coverage to protect themselves against financial losses from acts of terror. The concern from cities and states was that this lack of…

Terrorism insurance act may receive an extension in the US

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Marc

Senate panel unanimously approves extension of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act A U.S. Senate panel has approved the extension of the federal terrorism insurance initiative. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which was signed into law in 2002, created a backstop for insurance claims relating to acts of terrorism. This initiative is designed to mitigate the risks associated with terrorism occurring within the United States and provides coverage for businesses and any entity that is deemed eligible. A select few insurance companies are allowed to participate in the initiative by providing products…

Terror insurance coverage concerns felt by New York property owners

May 23, 2013May 25, 2013 G. Turner

The commercial real estate market in NYC is concerned about the upcoming expiry of the TRIA. New York City’s commercial real estate market is now facing worries about a threat that could shake its stability, when federal terror insurance reaches its expiry date in 2014. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act was enacted in 2002 and uses taxpayer dollars to cover these disasters. The act was put into place the year following 9/11 and uses American taxpayer funds to provide protection for private insurers so that they can offer terror insurance…

How to measure the risk of terror

September 12, 2011September 12, 2011 Julie Campbell

Post anniversary to September 11, the horrible event occurring over ten years ago now, there has been a tremendous change to the way that border security and terrorism have been viewed in the United States. This is true of the government, businesses, individuals, and the insurance industry, which suffered tremendous losses to its own people when the planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Though damages resulting from acts of terrorism had been covered in typical all-risk commercial policies before the attacks, after…

Post 9/11 insurance industry is vastly different, says report

September 7, 2011 S.Vagus

This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks which brought down New York City’s World Trade Center. Since the attack, the political landscape has changed dramatically, a shift that has been mimicked throughout society as terrorism more people became aware of terrorism. Many things changed in the wake of 9/11, and while many of these changes resided within the boundaries of the nation, the entirety of the world’s insurance industry underwent a drastic shift. The Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I) has been studying the changes in the worldwide…