21.   Insurers say they can continue to provide terrorism coverage only if Congress limits their potential losses.

22.   Legislation on terrorism coverage has been stalled in the Senate since late last year.

23.   Proponents of government intervention contended last fall that without terrorism coverage, banks would stop lending, real estate transactions would halt and new construction would cease.

24.   Shortly after the September attacks, the insurers stopped providing terrorism coverage, saying they had no previous experience to guide them on pricing.

25.   Terrorism coverage, which was unobtainable immediately after the attacks, is becoming more widely available and in larger amounts.

26.   They say the lack of full terrorism coverage at reasonable prices is creating a drag on the economy, the effect of which may not be felt for months.

27.   The company said terrorism coverage now would have to be subject to clear limits on damages and what is covered.

28.   The German government, like its European counterparts, already is offering interim war and terrorism coverage for airlines, after insurers canceled war liability coverage.