Insurance industry trade group officials lauded passage of the Senate version of legislation reauthorizing a federal backstop to terrorism risk insurance and urged the House to act promptly.

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Conservative House Republicans intend to hold legislation reauthorizing a federal backstop for terrorism risk insurance hostage unless they get the slimmed-down version of the bill they support, they indicated Thursday.