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Questions About Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)?

Question by KHURRAM_2 | Posted in Insurance

Could anyone answer me the following four questions about TRIA?

1- The government typically provides services that would not to be provided by the private sector. Does terror insurance fall in this category?

2- Is terrorism insurance a public good or private good?

3- What is the argument for providing this insurance?

4- What is market failure?

Answer: 1. Not exactly. But the government has agreed to pay for a portion of terror related claims, in exchange for REQUIRING companies to offer coverage. It's more like the national flood insurance plan - services are still provided by the carriers, but claims dollars are backed by the taxpayers of the US.

2. I think it's for the most part, useless. With the exception of property coverage, what good does it do to have terrorism coverage on your Workers Comp policy? Or Liability policy? Sure, congress says you have to have it, or make it available. People ask me for examples of claims, where they can be sued due to a terroristic act, that they didn't commit, and I can't ever
 
 

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Of 2005-What Does It Consist Of?

Question by stephie | Posted in Insurance


Answer: TRIA became effective on 1/1/06. Here's a link to the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's web site, which explains the basics and provides a pdf Bulletin that went out to all P&C insurers:

http://www.naic.org/topics/topic_tria.ht m

I hope this helps.

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What Type Of Insurance That Cover War Or Act Of Terrorism?

Question by Q-ko | Posted in Current Events

what type of insurance that cover war or act of terrorism for people who volunteer to help people in the high risk countries?

Answer: Perhaps Lloyds of London would right a policy. The premium would reflect their risk.

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The 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act In 2002, with the support of both parties, Congress passed, and President Bush signed into law, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. This was accomplished via an act called the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. In 2002, the United States government passed a law to, in effect, insure the insurance companies against terrorism via a kind of government-backed umbrella insurance so they would not have to face the full force of this financial threat. Terrorism Risk Insurance The terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 represented the most costly event in United States history in terms of insurance payouts....

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