SUMMARY AS OF:
11/29/2001--Introduced.
Terrorism Insurance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to require
each commercial insurer to submit to the Secretary or the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) a statement specifying the aggregate premium
amount of coverage written for properties and persons in the United States under
each line of commercial property and casualty insurance sold during specified
periods.
Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to commercial insurers
to cover insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism, conditioned upon
payment of a terrorism loss repayment surcharge collected by such insurers and
remitted to the Secretary.
Permits extension of this Act to self-insurance arrangements by
municipalities and other public entities.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) NAIC, in consultation with the
Secretary, should develop appropriate definitions for acts of terrorism and
appropriate standards for making determinations regarding such acts; (2) each
State should adopt those definitions and standards for purposes of regulating
insurance coverage; and (3) after consultation with the NAIC, the Secretary
should adopt definitions for acts of terrorism and standards for determinations
appropriate for this Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the States should require separate
disclosure by insurance companies of the price of any terrorism coverage,
including the costs of any terrorism related assessments or surcharges under
this Act.