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Insurance Companies Rank St. Louis Low Terrorism Risk: When it comes to insurance loss estimates in the event of a potential terrorist attack, St. Louis ranks on the same level as major metropolitan areas such as Miami, Denver and Dallas. It also ranks in the same category as Effingham, Ill., Knob Lick, Mo., and Sioux City, Iowa -...; Tags: Homeland security, Financial Planning, American City Business Journals Inc., St. Louis, insurance, terrorism, terrorist attack; White papers
Expiring Terrorism Insurance Act Threatens to Leave Businesses Exposed: The federal government's agreement to back companies that offer terrorism insurance expires at the end of the year, bringing the prospect of sky-high premiums and scarce coverage for local companies in 2006. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, was enacted three years ago in the wake of Sept. 11...; Tags: Homeland security, Corporate insurance, Regulations, American City Business Journals Inc., terrorism insurance, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, terrorism, insurance company, insurance, Sept. 11, terrorist attack, agreement; White papers
Insurance: Half U.S. Businesses Lack Terrorism Insurance: The total insured-property losses from the September 11 terrorist attacks are expected to hit more than $40 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute, a nonprofit organization supported by the property and casualty insurance industry. As the costliest U.S. catastrophe to date, the September 11 terrorist attacks surpassed the insured...; Tags: Corporate insurance, Homeland security, Business security, American City Business Journals Inc., terrorist attack, casualty insurance, terrorism insurance, inflation, terrorism, insurance; White papers
Terrorist Attacks Put Reinsurance Lobbyists on Alert: Terrorism seems to be on everyone's mind following the July 7 attack on the London underground. It is certainly on the mind of Massachusetts' insurance companies, which along with their national counterparts are lobbying Congress to extend the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Commonly known as TRIA, the law is...; Tags: Homeland security, Corporate insurance, Business security, Regulations, Financial Planning, American City Business Journals Inc., Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, terrorist attack, terrorism, insurance company, insurance, reinsurance, attack, Sept. 11; White papers
Life Insurance Providing Little Protection From Terrorism: The Association of British Insurers has sought to reassure emergency workers who may die as an indirect consequence of terrorist events by stating, "Exclusions do not generally apply on stand-alone life assurance policies, regardless of the occupation of the policyholder", however, they also indicate that "Other personal insurance cover" such...; Tags: Homeland security, Financial Planning, exclusion, insurance, life insurance, terrorist attack, accident, terrorism, income; White papers

Loss Management in Times of Terrorism: By its very nature, terror is designed to invoke fear and change lives. Certainly, the events of September 11, 2001 demonstrate this impact. The result is that underwriting requirements and the nature of the insurance market have been impacted just like airport security. How can claims professionals prepare for a...; Tags: Homeland security, terrorism, airport security, insurance; White papers
2002 Legislative Forecast: Canada: This article is on the terrorism reinsurance legislation in Canada. The proposed terrorism reinsurance legislation could include a definition of terrorist acts that would not only define the scope of the act, but also clarify the distinction between terrorist acts and war risk. Legislation would also determine whether or not...; Tags: Homeland security, terrorism, property insurance, Canada, compensation, worker; White papers
Terrorism Coverage Is a Taxpayer: Not Insurance Company -- Responsibility, Industry Forum Told: This paper gives insurance policies for terrorisms. It doesn't make sense to finance the cost of terrorism through insurance premiums, a leading stock analyst told executives attending the Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum. In light of losses from the attack on the World Trade Center, reinsurers (the insurers of insurance...; Tags: Homeland security, Financial Planning, Insurance Information Institute, terrorism, insurance, insurance company, finance, stock, industry; White papers
Rachael Ray, Dunkin' Donuts and Terrorism: The positive and the negative with celebrity endorsers is that your brand becomes intertwined with their fate. Life is grand when actress Lindsay Lohan, star of Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded, is the fresh face on your cereal box. Until she checks in to rehab. You've probably...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne, terrorism, Rachael Ray, Donut, Dunkin, advertisement; Blog posts 2008-05-29
Rachael Ray, Dunkin' Donuts and Terrorism: Rachael Ray, Dunkin' Donuts and TerrorismWhat Celeb Would You Pick?Oscar Wilde. Charming, a brilliant speaker, and DEAD, so he can't screw up.Another advantage of DEADFree!; Tags: Homeland security, Rachael Ray, Dunkin, Donut, terrorism; Discussion threads 2008-05-29
Are You Prepared for the Financial Impact of Retained Terrorism Losses? TRIEA Retention Terrorism Reinsurance Facility: The need for a TRIEA Retention Terrorism Reinsurance Facility has never been more urgent. Though the federal government provides a backstop, the retained portion for carriers is climbing. Rating agencies, equity analysts and boards of directors have growing concerns that these increased retentions, coupled with certain uncovered lines, could have...; Tags: Homeland security, Towers Perrin, terrorism, carrier, financial, equity, agency, board; White papers 2006-08-03
The Consequences of Terrorism for Financial Markets: What Do We Know?: The objective of this article is to outline what one, as a researcher, knows and, more importantly, what one does not yet know about the consequences of terrorism for financial markets. The paper argues that a number of the efforts used to assess quantitatively the risk of terrorist attacks are...; Tags: Homeland security, Corporate insurance, Business security, Financial accounting, Ohio State University, financial market, terrorist attack, terrorism, financial, database; White papers 2006-05-07
CHSWC Background Paper on the Impact of Terrorism and California Workers' Compensation: In June 2004, the members of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation CHSWC voted to approve an educational forum on the relationship among terrorism risk, insurance, national security and public policy. The purpose of this background paper is to provide information on the impact of issues of...; Tags: Homeland security, Benefits, terrorism, compensation, worker, health care, commission, insurance; White papers 2006-04-01
Aon Crisis Management: Stand-Alone Terrorism Insurance Market Update: A substantial stand-alone terrorism market has developed since 9/11. This market has enough capacity to fill gaps adequately in most property insurance placements where the property 'All risks' insurers are unwilling to offer terrorism coverage. Government backed terrorism insurance schemes have also assisted in providing terrorism capacity. The effectiveness of...; Tags: Homeland security, Corporate insurance, Insurance, Regulations, terrorism insurance, terrorism, property insurance, Aon Corp., Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, crisis management, 9/11 commission; White papers 2006-03-01
Managing Terrorism Risk Requires Federal Financial Role and Broad Industry Participation: Ordinarily, insurers' ability to provide coverage for insurable risks is enhanced to the extent that government intervention in insurance markets is minimized. For example, when government refrains from using regulation to control prices, restrict underwriting freedom, and mandate coverage, insurers' ability to provide coverage is enhanced. Terrorism risk is not...; Tags: Homeland security, terrorism, government intervention, insurance company, terrorism insurance, risk, insurance, financial, industry; White papers 2006-03-01
The Future of Terrorism Insurance: A Call to Arms: In order for insurers, policyholders and other stakeholders, such as commercial lenders, to have confidence that a mechanism for covering terrorism risk will be in place and operational before the TRIA extension expires on December 31, 2007, a diverse industry must reach agreement on a large number of difficult issues...; Tags: Homeland security, Wiley Rein & Fielding, terrorism, terrorism insurance, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, agreement, industry; White papers 2006-01-05
Policy Lessons From Comparing Mortality From Two Global Forces: International Terrorism and Tobacco: The aim of this study was to compare the mortality burdens from two global impacts on mortality: international terrorism and the major cause of preventable death in developed countries - tobacco use. It also sought to examine the similarities and differences between these two causes of mortality so as to...; Tags: Homeland security, BioMed Central, tobacco, terrorism; White papers 2005-12-15
Terrorism Risk Financing: A National Commission Needed: The large-scale attacks of September 11, 2001, which inflicted $33 billion of insured losses and induced $7 billion in federal payments to civilian and first responder victims' families, have tragically raised a fundamental question about the responsibilities of the public and private sectors in reducing terrorism risk and in providing...; Tags: Homeland security, University of Pennsylvania, terrorism, attack, 9/11 commission, payment, financial; White papers 2005-12-10
Optimal Liability for Terrorism: This paper analyzes the normative role for civil liability in aligning terrorism precaution incentives, when the perpetrators of terrorism are unreachable by courts or regulators. The authors consider the strategic interaction among targets, subsidiary victims, and terrorists within a sequential, game-theoretic model. The model reveals that, while an 'Optimal' liability...; Tags: Homeland security, University of Chicago, terrorism, incentive; White papers 2005-10-01
Property Terrorism Update: TRIA in the Balance: The United States Department of Treasury issued its long anticipated report on the effectiveness of TRIA and its recommendations regarding reauthorization. In its report, the treasury stated that the Administration does not support extending TRIA in its current form. This article's position regarding TRIA's potential expiration is that the private...; Tags: Regulations, Homeland security, Aon Consulting, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, terrorism, terrorism insurance, insurance, benefit; White papers 2005-10-01