The Treasury Department is asking the public to comment on the long-term availability and affordability of terrorism risk insurance.

The new request for data on behalf of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets is coming as insurance and allied industries are ramping up their efforts to persuade Congress to act promptly on renewal of the existing Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which expires at the end of next year.

Comments are due by Aug. 2. The Working Group is composed of the top members of most of the federal financial services regulatory agencies.

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