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National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley	Terrorism Insurance: Why Owners Are Balking Not all property owners are buying coverage. Many landlords who believe their properties pose a low risk for a terrorist attack are declining to accept coverage because they think it's too pricey or unnecessary. The repurcussions of this are felt throughout the industry.
Entrepreneur July 2007 Jacquelyn Lynn	Terror Target? Find out if you need coverage in case of a terrorist attack.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Thomas Bisacquino	A Much-Needed Morale Boost For more than a year, organizations representing commercial real estate owners pressed for enactment of The Terrorism Insurance Act of 2002. The bill, signed into law by President George W. Bush late last year, gives the industry a shot of optimism needed for a faster recovery.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Preparing For The Worst Turbulent times call for manufacturers to assess their risks when it comes to potential terrorist attacks.
CFO Russ Banham	Pray As You Go Without a government safety net, companies are left with little coverage against terrorist attacks...
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Chris De Reza	Keeping an Eye on Insurance Over the past year, rising insurance premiums, reduced capacity and increasingly restrictive coverage have pushed insurance to the forefront for many participants in, and observers of, the real estate industry.
National Real Estate Investor April 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Who Will Bear the Risk of Terror? Insurance policyholders in 47 states are in jeopardy of losing coverage on terrorism-related losses after Dec. 31 of this year. The construction, purchase and leasing of new buildings and shopping malls, etc., could be cancelled or postponed if the federal backstop expires.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	Capital Hill Rallies To Extend TRIA A week after suicide bombers killed 57 people at U.S.-branded hotels in Jordan, leaders introduced legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. That's good news for U.S. businesses, roughly half of which have added terrorism coverage to their property insurance.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	An Invisible Threat Commercial buildings are ill-quipped to thwart nuclear, biological and chemical agent attacks, which are excluded from terrorism insurance policies.
Knowledge@Wharton	Insurance Industry Conference Looks at Terrorism, Drug Coverage, Malpractice Insurance and M&As The role of government in supplementing the private insurance industry and the industry's response to terrorism were recurrent themes at the seventh annual conference of Wharton's Financial Institutions Center and the Brookings Institution held earlier this month.
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2005 Parke Chapman	Terrorism Abroad Elevates Case for TRIA Ripple effects from the terrorist attacks in London last month have bolstered the case for extending government-backed terrorism insurance in the United States.
Insurance & Technology March 16, 2004 Julie Gallagher	Battening Down the Hatches When it comes to predicting low-frequency, high-impact catastrophes, underwriters of risk must rely on thousands of years of scenarios rather than their proprietary loss data.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2005 David E. Simon	Ensuring Terror Insurance Continues The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is currently set to expire on Dec. 31, 2005 creating a great deal of uncertainty for real estate owners and the insurance marketplace.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2004 Mark Mahorney	The Cost of Terrorism What does insurers' exposure to terrorism really mean to investors?
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Charles Perrow	Shrink The Targets Human nature can better withstand a dozen small disasters than a single great one, even if the casualty total is the same. Protecting America's big targets is next to impossible; we should instead downsize them to make them less consequential and easier to protect.
Reason March 2005 Poole & Harper	Transportation Security Aggravation Debating the balance between privacy and safety in a post-9/11 aviation industry.
HBS Working Knowledge September 19, 2011 Maggie Starvish	Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers? Insurance "reinsurers" underwrite much of the catastrophic risk insurance. Problem is, says Harvard Business School Professor Kenneth A. Froot, reinsurers themselves are in danger of failing from a major catastrophic event.
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Eye of the Storm Insurers that implement processes and technologies for accurately assessing data and measuring risk across business lines and geographies before disaster strikes will weather the storm.
Insurance & Technology April 6, 2006 Maria Woehr	Cover Your Assets Insurers must focus on internal risk management rather than depend on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which is set to expire in two years, to mitigate losses from a terrorist attack, according to Risk Management Solutions.
Insurance & Technology July 12, 2006 Maria Woehr	Not Risking It The availability of catastrophe models generated overconfidence among insurers, which, after the past hurricane season, are realizing the technology's limitations. However, insurers will still continue to rely on cat modeling to reduce risk exposure.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2006 Barry B. LePatner	Are You Prepared? While disaster management planning is likely to be low on commercial property owners' to-do lists, unexpected events such as Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have demonstrated the importance of having a disaster management strategy.
Parameters Spring 2004 Matthew J. Morgan	The Origins of the New Terrorism A history of terrorism and where it's headed.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Emil Lee	Platinum Underwriters Dazzles Thanks to an absence of major catastrophes, Platinum Underwriters had a great 2006 and provided a relatively strong outlook for 2007. Investors, take note.
CFO Kris Frieswick	Less for More Coping with the bear market in directors' and officers' liability insurance...
IndustryWeek March 1, 2002 Karen M. Kroll	Ensuring Your Insurance Companies face higher commercial insurance rates, a weaker industry. What steps can managers and CFOs take to make sure that their firms can obtain the insurance coverage they need, at a price that makes sense?
National Defense November 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Al-Qaida Seen Shifting Tactics to Smaller Attacks The Boston bombing quickly brought domestic jihadist terrorism back into the public eye. Counterterrorism analysts are now concerned that the United States may soon face an increase in deadly, smaller scale attacks.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Gouged by Insurance? While consumer groups and insurance industry do battle, what can you do to make sure you're getting the coverage you need at an appropriate price?
Financial Advisor July 2008 Allen Hamm	A Better Option The long-term care insurance industry is up to a new trick: Marketing LTC insurance through groups.
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson	7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror.
CFO August 1, 2004 Roy Harris	Picking Up the Pieces A company's reputation may be intangible, but when it's damaged, the losses are real. Can insurance bridge the gap?
National Real Estate Investor June 20, 2003 Parke Chapman	Manhattan Landlord Stalls Lenders In Terrorism Insurance Dispute The New York Supreme Court has ruled that two lenders cannot hold the owner of 4 Times Square, a major Manhattan office building, in default for not buying adequate terrorism insurance.
Inc. September 2008	Insuring Your Business A closer look at the insurance coverage businesses should have includes consideration of growing companies and special circumstances.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2015 Mary Stark-Hood	Property Casualty Insurance As a business owner, you know the importance of protecting your real estate business from financial loss. Some risks may be acceptable, but many are not.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	An Insurance Storm One month into hurricane season, commercial property owners along the Gulf and Florida coasts are coming to grips with the jaw-dropping costs of insuring against future hurricanes.
Financial Advisor September 2007 David J. Drucker	Your Client's Hidden Risk Not only are "sophisticated" consumers unfamiliar with the shortcomings of their homeowners insurance, many financial advisors need to get a clue as well.
U.S. Banker August 2002 Michael Sisk	The Reinsurance Rush With nearly $30 billion in new capital, start-ups step in where others fear to tread in the wake of terror.
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn	Prudent Policy Agents should help their clients reevaluate their insurance policies at the end of every year.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Coy & Aston	Hurricane Ahead, But Lower Insurance Why the price of property coverage is going down in the face of dire predictions.
Parameters Summer 2007 Gary L. Guertner	European Views of Preemption in US National Security Strategy The transatlantic divide over preemption.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Bill Mann	WTC: One Attack or Two? It's a $3.5 billion question: How many "events" took down the World Trade Center? Insurers may have to pay double on the policy for the World Trade Center attacks.
This Old House Jeffrey Rothfeder	Beef Up Your Insurance If you haven't checked your homeowner's policy in a while, you may be in for some nasty surprises.
CFO April 1, 2006 John Goff	Coming Distractions As big a concern as E-waste is, it is still only a small bite in the larger risk grid confronting business managers these days. Here are eight risks managers need to focus on. Green Laws: No Hazmats Beyond This Point... Terrorism Insurance: Duck and Cover... etc.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Marlene Y. Satter	Swept Away? Congressional action could mean major changes ahead for the insurance industry.
Inc. February 1, 2003	Readers' Questions: War. Who Is It Good For? Absolutely nobody. But there are some things you can do to protect your business.
CFO April 1, 2003 David M. Katz	Holes in the Net? Insurers' woes are mounting -- and your company's coverage may be at risk.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Tim Beyers	Foolish Advice on Homeowner's Insurance As with life and auto policies, homeowner's insurance is essential protection.
Entrepreneur February 2004 Nichole L. Torres	Rest Insured? Insuring your company from the get-go may be expensive, but it's crucial to your survival.
Knowledge@Wharton	To Combat Terrorism, a Systems Approach is Vital A recent economic conference urged the need for private business and the government to work together to develop a holistic approach to combating terrorism and containing its impact on business and society at large.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Get an Insurance Checkup: Part 1 The purpose of insurance is to protect you against risks that you face, and because the risks you face change over time, your insurance needs change over time as well.
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