Marsh President & CEO Advocates for a Timely Reauthorization of TRIPRA at US House Committee on Financial Services Hearing Today

Washington D.C.   |   October 16, 2019

Today John Doyle, President and CEO, Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, testified before the United States House Committee on Financial Services at a hearing entitled “Protecting America: The Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.” Marsh is a business of Marsh & McLennan, the leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. Below are excerpts from Mr. Doyle’s remarks at the hearing:

“Uncertainty about the future of the federal backstop as the deadline looms will impact the availability and nature of insurance coverage. That, in turn, could affect companies’ decision-making processes about hiring and investing, potentially sending ripple effects through the economy.

“There is a strong possibility that if the federal backstop ceases to exist, we could see a domino effect of increased pricing across multiple insurance lines, not just terrorism, with a likely result of major marketplace disruption. This trend will intensify beginning in January 2020.

“TRIPRA’s public-private partnership is instrumental in maintaining a vibrant marketplace by allowing insurers to provide adequate limits of terrorism coverage to the business community at affordable prices. We strongly endorse a timely reauthorization of the program.”

A copy of Mr. Doyle’s testimony can be found here.  Marsh’s 2019 Terrorism Risk Insurance Report can be found here.

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