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Congressional not go through the federal terrorism reinsurance legislation now takes his tribute for businesses. The insurance regulatory authorities in 41 countries, including Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are now insurers to exclude terrorist acts trade policies. Other states, including Alaska, New York and California, not to admit that terrorism exclusions to leave the insurer with a little alternative but to cease selling new shares trade, refuse or its ramifications significantly lower limits of liability.

If provided with two options: none or only a low coverage of terrorism on the whole or a purchase of a handful of insurers - Ace (NYSE: ACE - News - people), American International Group (NYSE: AIG — News - people) Gen Re, who is in possession of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.a - News - people), XL Capital (NYSE: XL - news - people) and Lloyds of London - specialize in selling policies, damage caused by terrorism (even though with a higher deductible, the lower limit values and exorbitant premiums). “As a result, proportionally more and more of America’s 6 million enterprises each day without coverage for terrorism,” said Robert Hartwig, chief economist at the Insurance Information Institute.

With the Winter Olympics around the corner, Salt Lake City International Airport, located in an increase in the level of bidding - or his insurer Old Republic (NYSE: ORI - News - people) and Lloyds, are now without acts of terrorism by its insurance policy. The airport was $ 100 million, which relates to terrorism, but it was cost prohibitive for us to study, “said Tim Campbell, the airport executive director.” We hope that the federal help, we can resume coverage.

The developers and owners of commercial property are also crawl. * Clifton E. Rodgers, Senior Vice President Real Estate at the Round Table, developers have difficulties in arranging financing for profiles tallest building in urban areas, including Manhattan, where adequate insurance coverage is not available. Since September 11, the insurance policy for the World Financial Center in New York, for example, began with the exception of the nature and operation of interruption insurance that covers terrorist acts.

The situation is dire even for with funding already in place. “We heard that some donors institutional credit will soon be notifying borrowers, they are behind these technical loan contracts, if it does not have adequate insurance coverage, which covers terrorism,” said Rodgers. Instead terminate a loan, some lenders are opting to increase their fees of up to 100 basis points to compensate for the risks on which it is now.

The cost of insurance, too. The Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the Jets and the Giants host the Cup games, pay more than three times the insurance as a year ago. They are not alone. The premiums for most commercial property policies by 30% to 40% since last year, said Garrett A. Mathieson, Chief Executive of Willis Risk Solutions, North America, a global insurance broker. “In some cases, premiums are double or triple beds, they were a year ago,” he adds. Specialty policy of terrorism are even more expensive - $ 100 million policy has recently proposed a score Willis had an annual premium of $ 20 million.

Workers benefits of health insurance increases costs, including the refusal of some insurers to offer policies to customers High-Risk-sites. Liberty Mutual, for example, refused to write a policy for the New York Stock Exchange, because the law requires, to cover workers of war and terrorism. The NYSE will not comment.

The negative effects on the economy has barely begun, said R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President for Government Affairs of the USA in the chamber of commerce. “It is well understood in the economy, we have a big problem here,” he said. “It is quite soon a serious economic impact.