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National security perspectives on terrorism risk insurance in the United States / Henry H. Willis, Omar Al-Shahery.

Title
National security perspectives on terrorism risk insurance in the United States / Henry H. Willis, Omar Al-Shahery.
Author
Willis, Henry H.,
Publication
  • [Santa Monica] : RAND Corporation, [2014].
  • ©2014

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Additional Authors
  • Al-Shahery, Omar,
  • RAND Center for Catastrophic Risk Management and Compensation, sponsoring body.
  • Rand Corporation, issuing body.
Description
21 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm.
Summary
Congress enacted the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) in 2002, in response to terrorism insurance becoming unavailable or, when offered, extremely costly in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. The law provides a government reinsurance backstop in the case of a terrorist attack by providing mechanisms for avoiding an immediate drawdown of capital for insured losses or possibly covering the most extreme losses. Extended first in 2005 and again in 2007, TRIA is set to expire at the end of 2014, and Congress is again reconsidering the appropriate government role in terrorism insurance markets. This policy brief examines the potential national security implications of allowing TRIA to expire. Examining the history of terrorism in the United States since the passage of TRIA and reviewing counterterrorism studies, the authors find that terrorism remains a real national security threat, but one that is very difficult for insurers to model the risk of. They also find that terrorism risk insurance can contribute to making communities more resilient to terrorism events, so, to the extent that terrorism insurance is more available with TRIA than without it, renewing the legislation would contribute to improved national security.
Series Statement
Policy brief
Subject
  • National security > United States
  • Risk (Insurance) > United States > Evaluation
  • Risk management > United States > Evaluation
  • Terrorism > History > 21st century
  • Terrorism > Risk assessment > United States
  • Terrorism insurance > United States > Evaluation
  • United States. > Evaluation
Note
  • Caption title.
  • "RR-573-CCRMC"--Back cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-21).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 0833085352
  • 9780833085351
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library