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Zorluk: ZorTerrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)

A syndication of commercial insurers is revising its underwriting guidelines and claims protocols for a new line of commercial multi-peril policies. To ensure strict compliance with the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), the legal department issues a compliance bulletin outlining the parameters of the federal backstop.

Which of the following directives from the bulletin accurately reflect current TRIA statutory mechanisms? (Select two)

  1. Insurers must offer coverage for certified acts of terrorism on terms, amounts, and limitations that do not differ materially from the terms applicable to non-terrorism losses.Cevap
  2. B
    In the event of a certified terrorist act, the federal government assumes direct liability for all covered claims, releasing the primary insurer from processing payments to the policyholder.
  3. The Secretary of the Treasury cannot certify an event as an act of terrorism unless the event results in aggregate property and casualty insurance losses exceeding $5,000,000.Cevap
  4. D
    The mandatory offer of terrorism coverage applies universally across all commercial lines, including commercial property, workers' compensation, and commercial automobile policies.

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The correct directives are that insurers must offer terrorism coverage on terms that do not differ materially from non-terrorism coverage, and that an event cannot be certified unless it exceeds five million dollars in property and casualty losses.
The correct statements accurately identify two rigid statutory mechanisms of TRIA: the 'make available' provision, which forbids insurers from offering materially different terms or limits for terrorism coverage compared to the underlying policy, and the certification threshold, which prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from certifying an event unless it causes more than $5,000,000 in property and casualty losses.

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1
Analyze the 'make available' provision statement.
The statement correctly identifies that insurers must offer TRIA coverage on the same terms, amounts, and limitations as the underlying policy.
This is a foundational consumer protection requirement of TRIA, ensuring policyholders are not offered substandard terms specifically for terrorism risk.
2
Evaluate the direct liability statement.
The statement is false. The federal government acts as a backstop, not a primary direct insurer.
Primary insurers remain contractually obligated to adjust and pay claims to their policyholders, later seeking reimbursement for the federal share once their individual deductible is met.
3
Verify the certification threshold statement.
The statement correctly identifies the minimum financial threshold.
Statutory requirements dictate that the Secretary of the Treasury cannot certify an act unless aggregate property and casualty losses exceed the specific $5,000,000 threshold.
4
Assess the commercial lines applicability statement.
The statement is false because it includes commercial automobile insurance.
While workers' compensation and commercial property are covered under TRIA, commercial auto, along with several other specific lines, is statutorily excluded.

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TRIA Mandatory Offer Provisions and Statutory Thresholds
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Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)

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