The heat has been turned up substantially against insurers that have yet to pay claims stemming from the terrorist destruction of New York's World Trade Center, with a new lawsuit filed and construction workers taking to the streets to demand funds necessary to begin rebuilding.
WTC developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filed suit last week demanding that insurers pay what they owe for destruction of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
The lawsuit, filed in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, names Allianz, Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, Gulf Insurance Company, Industrial Risk Insurers, Royal Indemnity Company, Travelers Indemnity Company and Zurich American Insurance Company as defendants.
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