Taisei Fire collapses under Sept. 11 attack claims

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (standing), president of Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co., bows at a news conference at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 22. Ozawa said the midsize casualty insurer filed for insolvency proceedings that day due to the weight of massive claims stemming from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.

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