Dan Brown, a partner in the San Francisco office of Dentons, focuses his practice on representing insurance companies, agents, and brokers, as well as other clients involved in all aspects the surplus lines insurance markets in the United States. Gary L. Goldberg and Mary Pat Lawrence are principals in Dentons' Public Policy and Regulation practice, resident in the firm's office in Washington, D.C. 

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 requires the US President's Working Group on Financial Markets (Working Group") to perform an ongoing analysis of the long term availability and affordability of insurance for terrorism risk, and report to Congress thereon.

On July 16th the US Department of Treasury posted a Notice seeking public comment on these subjects to assist in the preparation of its report. The Working Group's report will be submitted to the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee, the respective Congressional committees of jurisdiction. While the final date for comment submission is September 16, 2013, early submissions are encouraged.