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Terrorism Insurance

September 2004

BNA's Web Watch is prepared by Laura Gordon-Murnane. Documents and Reports are arranged first by federal government, state governments, international governments, and nongovernment organizations. E-mail suggestions for future weekly topics always welcome.

Federal Government

Pending Legislation
S. 2764  A bill to extend the applicability of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
(introduced Christopher J. Dodd)

H.R. 4772  To extend the terrorism risk insurance program (Introduced by Michael E. Capuano)

H.R. 4634  To extend the terrorism insurance program of the Department of the Treasury. (Introduced by Pete Sessions)

Republican Policy Committee
Federal Terrorism Reinsurance: A Solution or a Problem? (June 15, 2004)

Congressional Hearings
US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oversight of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (May 18, 2004)
Member Statements
Senator Richard Shelby
Senator Jim Bunning
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Senator Tim Johnson
Senator Charles E. Schumer

Witness Testimony
The Honorable Brian Roseboro Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury
Mr. Richard Hillman
, Director of Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. General Accounting Office
Mr. John Degnan, Vice Chairman, The Chubb Corporation
Mr. J. Robert Hunter, Director of Insurance, Consumer Federation of America
Mr. Christopher Nassetta, President and CEO, Host Marriott Corporation
Mr. Jacques E. Dubois, Chairman and CEO, Swiss Re America Holding Corporation
Ms. Donna Lee Williams, Commissioner, Delaware Department of Insurance

Subcommittees on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
And Oversight and Investigations
Hearing entitled “A Review of TRIA and its Effect on the Economy: Helping America Move Forward” (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)

Opening Statement of Full Committee Chairman Michael G. Oxley
Opening Statement of Oversight Subcommittee Chairwoman Sue Kelly
Opening Statement of Representative Peter T. King
Opening Statement of Representative Paul E. Gillmor
Opening Statement of Capital Markets Ranking Member Paul E. Kanjorski

Prepared Testimony
The Honorable Wayne A. Abernathy, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, United States Department of the Treasury
The Honorable Gregory V. Serio, Superintendent, New York State Insurance Department
Mr. Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, United States General Accounting Office
Statement submitted by The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI)

Statement submitted on behalf of: American Insurance Association (AIA) Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) Surety Association of America (SAA) UWC – Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers Compensation (UWC)

General Accountability Office
Effects of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (GAO-04-720T) (April 2004)

Executive Agencies
US Department of Treasury
Terrorism Insurance Regulations
Final Rule - Litigation Management - July 28, 2004
Final Rule - Claims Procedures - June 29, 2004
Proposed Rule -Litigation Management -May 06, 2004


Nongovernment Organizations

American Academy of Actuaries
P/C Terrorism Insurance Coverage: Where Do We Go Post-Terrorism Risk Insurance
Act
?

Analysis Group
The Economic Effects of Federal Participation in Terrorism Risk (September 14, 2004)
R. Glenn Hubbard and Bruce Deal Managing Principal, Analysis Group, Inc.

The Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (“CIAT”)
Industry Comment Letter: Comments on “Make Available” Determination (June 4, 2004)

Consumer Federation of America
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: Should It Be Renewed? (April 2004)

Insure America Against Terrorism
The John Liner Review - Is terrorism insurable? Is TRIA good public policy? The answers to both questions mandate the renewal of TRIA. (Summer 2004)

Mortgage Bankers Association
Study Of Terrorism Insurance, Tria And The “Make-Available” Provision (June 2, 2004)

More Than $400 Billion of Commercial/Multifamily Debt at Risk for Loss of Terrorism Risk Insurance Without Extension of TRIA 'Make-Available' Provision MBA Survey Shows Impact on All Property Types Across U.S.

MBA TRIA Survey

NBER
An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Impact of Federal Terrorism Reinsurance
with Jeffrey R. Brown, J. David Cummins, Ran Wei: March 2004 (Requires Subscription)

Towers Perrin
Worker’s Compensation Terrorism Reinsurance Pool Feasibility Study (March 2004)

Insurance Information Institute
The Fate of TRIA: Is Terrorism an Insurance Risk? (June 3, 2004)


October 2002

Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Economic Perspectives on Terrorism Insurance

Council of Economic Advisors
Economic Report to the President (February 2002)

Federal Reserve - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The April 2002 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices

Monetary Policy Report to the Congress (July 16, 2002)

General Accounting Office
Terrorism Insurance Rising Uninsured Exposure to Attacks Heightens Potential Economic Vulnerabilities Statement of Richard J. Hillman Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment February 27, 2002

Testimony - Terrorism Insurance Alternative Programs for Protecting Insurance Consumers Statement of Richard J. Hillman Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment October 24, 2001



Nongovernment Organizations

American Academy of Actuaries
Terrorism Insurance Coverage in the Aftermath of September 11th

Terrorism Insurance Coverage in the Aftermath of September 11th A Public Statement by the Extreme Events Committee of the American Academy of Actuaries John J. Kollar, Chairperson

American Insurance Association
Estimating the Budgetary Impacts of the Proposed Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: HR 3210 and S 2600 Prepared by: Stephen P. Lowe (July 12, 2002)

Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism
Links to letters, surveys, and press releases

Consumer Federation of America
How the Lack of Federal Back Up for Terrorism Insurance Has Affected Insurers and Consumers: An Update A Report by the Consumer Federation of America (August 22, 2002 )

Final Terror Insurance Legislation Takes Shape: Taxpayers on the Hook For Billions; Insurer Payback is Miniscule

The Truth about Terrorism Insurance: Wild Claims by Business Lobbyists Don't Hold Up Under Scrutiny

Insurance Information Institute
September 11: One Hundred Minutes of Terror that Changed the Global Insurance Industry Forever September 11, 2001: The First Year One Hundred Minutes of Terror that Changed the Global Insurance Industry Forever Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., CPCU1 Senior Vice President & Chief Economist

Presentation: The Long Shadow of September 11 - Impacts & Implications for Insurers and Reinsurers

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Insurance Services Organization
Status of terrorism Filings

International Risk Management Institute, Inc.
Attack on America: The Insurance Coverage Issues Part 1: War Risk Exclusions (September 2001)

Attack on America: The Insurance Coverage Issues Part 2: General Coverage Provisions (September 2001)

The ISO Terrorism Exclusions: Background and Analysis (February 2002)

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Terrorism Insurance Issues

Terror Insurance and Real Estate - Backgrounder

Real Estate Roundtable
Insurance Coverage for Terrorism

Risk and Insurance Management Society
Highlights from RIMS Survey on Terrorism Insurance Availability (September 2002)

How Much are Americans at Risk Until Congress Passes Terrorism Insurance Legislation - Statement by David L. Mair of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Risk and Insurance Management Society Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Financial Services - United States House of Representatives Sue Kelly, Chairwoman, (February 27, 2002)

Reinsurance Association of America
The Reinsurance Market: The Impact of the September 11th Terrorism Catastrophe

Statement Rebuilding Commercial Insurance Markets With a Public/Private Partnership NAIC Reinsurance Task Force Hearing (January 17, 2002)

 

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