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Policyholder Disclosure - Notice of Terrorism Insurance Coverage (2 of 2)

You are hereby notified that under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, effective November 26, 2002, that you now have a right to purchase insurance coverage for losses arising out of acts of terrorism, as defined in Section 102(1) of the Act: The term "act of terrorism" means any act that is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury, in concurrence with the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General of the United States-to be an act of terrorism; to be a violent act or an act that is dangerous to human life, property; or infrastructure; to have resulted in damage within the United States, or outside the United States in the case of an air carrier or vessel or the premises of a United States mission; and to have been committed by an individual or individuals acting on behalf of any foreign person or foreign interest, as part of an effort to coerce the civilian population of the United States or to influence the policy or affect the conduct of the United States Government by coercion. Coverage under your existing policy may be affected as follows:

ANY IN-FORCE TERRORISM EXCLUSIONS FOR ACTS OF TERRORISM, AS DEFINED IN THE ACT, ALREADY CONTAINED IN YOUR POLICY OR INCLUDED IN AN ENDORSEMENT ARE NULLIFIED AS OF NOVEMBER 26, 2002.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT COVERAGE PROVIDED BY THIS POLICY FOR LOSSES CAUSED BY CERTIFIED ACTS OF TERRORISM IS PARTIALLY REIMBURSED BY THE UNITED STATES UNDER A FORMULA ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL LAW. UNDER THIS FORMULA, THE UNITED STATES PAYS 90% OF COVERED TERRORISM LOSSES EXCEEDING THE STATUTORILY ESTABLISHED DEDUCTIBLE PAID BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDING THE COVERAGE. THE PREMIUM CHARGED FOR THIS COVERAGE IS PROVIDED BELOW AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CHARGES FOR THE PORTION OF LOSS COVERED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE ACT.

SELECTION OR REJECTION OF TERRORISM INSURANCE COVERAGE
UNDER FEDERAL LAW, YOU HAVE THIRTY (30) DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS OFFER OF COVERAGE FOR TERRORIST ACTS AND SUBMIT THE PREMIUM REQUIRED. IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE THE QUOTED PREMIUM BY ___________, THE TERRORISM EXCLUSION NULLIFIED BY THE ACT WILL BE REINSTATED ON __________, AND YOU WILL NOT BE COVERED FOR LOSSES ARISING FROM TERRORIST ACTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY EXCLUDED.

_____ I hereby elect to purchase Terrorism coverage for a prospective premium of $_______.

_____ I hereby elect to have the exclusion for terrorism coverage reinstated. I understand that I will have no coverage for losses arising from acts of terrorism that were previously excluded.

 

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Return to Commissioner's Bulletin B-0074-02
Return to Terrorism Index of Information

For more information, contact: PropertyCasualty@tdi.texas.gov

Last updated: 11/1/2018