# Insurers Seek Mediation for 9/11 

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At least nine insurers and their affiliates will try to stay out of court over claims related to the Sept. 11 terrorist catastrophe, instead seeking to resolve disputes through voluntary negotiation and mediation. 

The CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution, a nonprofit alliance of about 500 companies and law firms that advocates alternative dispute-resolution methods, said an "inter-insurer dispute-resolution commitment" signed by the participating companies covers disputes of any nature arising out of the Sept. 11 destruction of the World Trade Center, the crash of four airliners and the damage to the Pentagon. 

Cynthia Blustein, a spokeswoman for CPR, said her organization has been recruiting insurers to explore mediation and negotiation as alternatives to the litigation that threatens to become a big part of the insurance landscape related to Sept. 11.

Sources:
- Property and Casualty.com (http://www.propertyandcasualty.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={3D2F1B97-ED9F-11D5-A77E-00D0B7694F32}&Bucket=Current+Headlines)