Chris Dodd News

White House Urged to Back SEC’s ‘Scheme Liability’ Position

Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, has asked President Bush to back the Securities and Exchange Commission in its support of plaintiffs in a so-called securities “scheme liability” case. The SEC …

House Committee Advances Bill to Extend Terrorism Reinsurance Backstop for 15 Years

The House Financial Services Committee voted yesterday to extend and expand the federal terrorism reinsurance law, going against the wishes of the Bush Administration. The panel voted by 49 to 20 in favor of H.R. 2761, the Terrorism Risk Insurance …

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Déjà Vu

Renewal of TRIA likely to go down to the wire, again It’s becoming a familiar song: the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is once again due to expire on Dec. 31, 2007, and as of this writing, no long- …

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Déjà Vu

It’s becoming a familiar song: the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is once again due to expire on Dec. 31, 2007, and as of this writing, no long- or short-term successor program has been decided upon or finalized. The …

Why the U.S. must make TRIA permanent

I think it is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential …

Why the United States must make TRIA permanent

It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential terrorist attacks. …

Why the United States must make TRIA permanent

It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential terrorist attacks. …

Why the United States must make TRIA permanent

It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential terrorist attacks. …

Why the United States must make TRIA permanent

It is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential terrorist attacks. …

Why the U.S. must make TRIA permanent

I think it is important to take a moment to talk about the importance of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and why I believe we must act again to establish a more permanent federal initiative to provide coverage from potential …