WASHINGTON--House Democrats set plans yesterday to vote next week on legislation to extend the federal backstop for terrorism insurance in a move said to be a bid to force the Senate to adopt provision

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Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving's 1820 tale attributed to old Diedrich Knickerbocker, tells of a rather lazy New York Dutchman named Rip who resided in the Catskills.

Their action follows last week's Fireman's Fund announcement that it has in place a "green upgrade" for its Prestige Premier policyholders allowing them to rebuild homes damaged by California wildfire