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437. Many Businesses Thought They Were Insured for a Pandemic. They Weren’t.

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The Insurance Industry Is Not Liable for Its Claims

The insurance industry did not charge a penny for terrorism coverage before nine eleven, howard conrether says. It led to the terrorism risk insurance act where the government got involved. "What we would look at in this, and what we represent to government around the world, is that they should think about this in the context of things like flood insurance or terrorism insurance," he adds....

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