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The sports leagues, teams and local authorities, a stage of good news Tuesday when the Senate passed the second of two bills terrorism insurance to Congress, each structured on the discharge of terrorism, lack of insurance in all sectors of the U.S. economy.

After the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC, many insured, including sports teams of civil administration and groups stadium, looking for property and reports of events resignation in connection with acts of terrorism are now skyrocketing premium costs and, in some cases does not cover all costs. After the costs associated with an estimate of $ 30 billion to 50 billion U.S. dollars in the law, experts say the insurance sector would not be in a position for similar losses without the support of the Confederation.

In Minnesota, the Metropolitan Sports Commission, responsible for directing the Metrodome almost doubled its insurance premium costs ($ 283000 $ 500000) on coverage of terrorism for the building. In New Jersey, New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority, ie Giants Stadium and the Continental Airlines Arena, three times the amount paid for insurance a year ago ($ 2.1 to $ 700000 million). Erie County, owns the Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium, saw its insurance costs 660 percent ($ 52000 to $ 395000) and Miller Park Stadium District and the Milwaukee Brewers, according to reports is a split-$ 2.25 million project Bill for a total collection of Miller Park, site of Baseball - All-Star Game in July. Its costs comparable risks during the last year was $ 225000th

Teams, headquartered in Texas, Georgia, Florida, New York and California have been automatically terrorism coverage in their insurance policies. These countries have laws which do not allow insurance companies to the exclusion of coverage of terrorism.

Some teams assisted by the government is not right, as the Seattle Mariners have been able to afford to cover only part from its stadium, or Arena, given that the coverage was unavailable.

The Mariners posted an alarm when a low flying aircraft was a white powder, and later to be discovered, the ashes of a deceased Fan, a Safeco Field roof in May 24. If this event was, instead of a terrorist attack and the anthrax powder, instead of ash, $ 517 million building could have only a $ 1 million.

Every day, somebody within the government tells us that another attack imminent, but there are only a few companies, which prohibits any form of terrorism, an adequate supply, “said Marty DePoy, spokesman for the coalition ensure against terrorism, a group representing the interests of policyholders and research in all areas of business, including the NCAA, NBA, NFL and NHL. “This is at the very least help out a market place clearly dysfunctional.”

The bill is not always right. Although the Senate passed its version of a 84-14 vote, it is now the head of a revision there is a House-Senate committee. With the agreement of both the Senate and House of Representatives, must be signed by the President.

Last year, House Bill 3210 provides that the government would pay 90 percent of the insurance industry is a great responsibility in the attack. But Senate Bill 2600 passed Tuesday, the government would be 90 per cent of claims in a large after the first attack on $ 10 billion over a period of two years is paid by insurance companies.

The compatibility of a final bill could be hard because of partisan politics. Bar Republicans want the taxpayers of subsidized use of funds for the award of punitive damages victims and to deny people complain the owners of buildings, which is the target of a terrorist attack. — Democrats do not want the application of these restrictions.

Saying Republicans, Bush is likely to veto legislation that does not shield companies punitive damages.

“The president wants this law, the Assembly wants this law, we want this law,” said Senator Harry Reid, D-Nev., Tuesday.

“If this legislation is passed, finally, all the exclusions of terrorism must be lifted and it is easy to cover,” said David Mair, head of risk management for the USA Olympic committees and former president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, employees and non-commercial - Cases of accident insurance buyer. “The fundamental problem is that most coverage is not available, or if it is said, as he is hoping to buy 50% off Diamond.”

NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Pash ESPN.com, he told it “important that this bill passes, but refused to discuss the stages teams are not sufficiently assured of a terrorist attack.