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Nathan Bacchus

As the current Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) moves closer to its scheduled expiration date of December 31, 2014, the debate is heating up over whether the federal backstop remains necessary and whether the market demand for terrorism coverage still exists. According to the Marsh 2013 Terrorism Risk Insurance Report, released April 30, demand for coverage [...]

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President Barack Obama released his budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year on April 10. Media attention has focused on its plan to reduce the nation’s deficit. But for risk managers, the budget is also noteworthy for two other reasons: what it includes and what it doesn’t. As in years past, the administration’s budget includes [...]

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  On December 31, 2014 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, or TRIA, is set to expire. The program, originally enacted in 2002, provides a financial backstop by the federal government in the case of a large-scale terrorist attack. TRIA has been extended twice, in 2005 and 2007, but there is uncertainty as to whether the [...]

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The House Financial Services Committee has released its oversight plan for the 113th Congress. This is a nonbinding plan that each standing committee must submit at the start of each new legislative session spelling out the committee’s agenda for the session. While much of the House Financial Services’ plan includes review of Dodd-Frank implementation and [...]

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