NU Online News Service, Sept. 11, 3:42 p.m. EDT

Eight years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 caused untold human tragedy and shocked the underwriting world, insurers are seeing a much calmer environment, an industry expert said.

"The insurance markets have stabilized, not only because there hasn't been an event, but because we now have a long-term insurance backstop in place," noted Insurance Information President Robert Hartwig, referring to the government supports in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA).

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