Insurance companies aren't winning many plaudits as model citizens these days. In the wake of September 11, they jacked up premiums on all sorts of businesses far from the World Trade Center, including 300% increases on trucking companies and 400% increases for real estate developers. With the promise of profits from those steep hikes, they've wooed billions in new capital. All justified, perhaps, if the river of cash was flowing into a piggy bank for damages from future terror attacks.
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