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Who should insure against terrorism? Terrorism insurance promotes economic stability. But some disagree on the government's role.

Date: October 30, 2006

Author: Alexandra Marks

QUOTE: the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) - was temporary. And while the law has been extended once, it will expire at the end of 2007. Now an ideologically charged debate has sparked about whether the federal government should have a permanent role in the terrorism insurance business. The debate comes down to who should provide such insurance: the private marketplace or a public-private partnership?

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Key People:

• J. Robert Hunter
• Michael McCarter

Key Organizations:

• American Academy of Actuaries
• Consumer Federation of America (CFA)
• First Church of Christ, Scientist The
• Insurance Information Institute (III)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Industry-Specific Issues
    • Insurance

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • War/Military
        • Terrorism (conceptual)
    • National Security / Secrecy

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Economics: General
    • Markets / Supply and Demand

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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