WASHINGTON–The American Insurance Association is raising strong objections to language inserted by the House Democratic leadership in legislation extending federal supports to insurers for terrorism losses.

H.R. 2761, the “Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007″ (TRIREA), was approved today by the House.

But no similar legislation has been introduced in the Senate, and the Bush administration has threatened a veto of the bill in its present form.

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