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              $2 billion settles 9/11 insurance case
Thursday, May 24th, 2007 AMY WESTFELDT The builders of the World Trade Center site and seven insurers have reached a $2 billion settlement that ends all outstanding legal battles over its multibillion-dollar policy, state officials said Wednesday. Gov. Eliot Spitzer and state Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo announced the settlement after leading two months of talks with the insurers, trade center developer Larry Silverstein and the site’s owner, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The $2 billion, added to $2.55 billion already paid out since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that destroyed the trade center, is about $130 million less than the amount awarded to rebuild the site after a trial in 2004. Spitzer called the insurance dispute, which had cost both sides hundreds of millions of dollars, “the last major barrier to rebuilding.” The deal “ensures that the Port Authority and Silverstein Properties will have the financial resources to meet their obligations and rebuild at the World Trade Center site in a way that will make all New Yorkers proud and fuel the revitalization of lower Manhattan,” the governor said. The insurers involved include Swiss Reinsurance Co., Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Co., the former Royal Indemnity Co., Zurich American Insurance Co., Travelers Companies Inc. and Employers Insurance of Wausau. Silverstein, who leased the twin towers weeks before they collapsed, took out a $3.5 billion policy with dozens of insurers. He went to court after the attacks, arguing that he should receive two payouts because the two hijacked planes that crashed into the towers represented two attacks instead of one. Silverstein was awarded $4.6 billion in 2004. The insurers have been in court recently to determine exactly how much they would pay. The money represents more than half of the funding needed to rebuild the site. Silverstein was originally responsible for rebuilding five office towers, but a year ago agreed to split the rebuilding - and the insurance money - with the Port Authority, which will build the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower and another planned tower. Wednesday’s agreement ends all court cases; the insurers will not disclose exactly how much each company will pay. Have Your Say: $2 billion settles 9/11 insurance case Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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