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Key Focus

Of course, the bridge will almost certainly get rebuilt, no matter how much insurance is paid out. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the federal government will pay for the cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, though it's not immediately clear where that money would come from or how much that endeavor would cost ...

"I would expect this one would rival that kind of claim in terms of total cost," he said.. . The potential cost of insurance claims from the bridge collapse could be between $1 billion and $3 billion, analysts at Barclays wrote in a note Wednesday ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

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(cost,president)

(insurance,cost,president)

(insurance,cost,joe_biden)

(cost,government)

(insurance,cost,government)

(insurance,cost,francis_scott_key_bridge)

(cost,federal)

(insurance,cost,federal)

(insurance,singapore-based)

(bridge,economic)

(bridge,davies)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(insurance,cost,analysts)

(insurance,bridge)

(insurance,liability)

(bridge,collapse)

(insurance,miklus)

(insurance,international_group)

(bridge,cost,collapse)

(cost,collapse)

(insurance,cost,bridge)

(bridge,cost,potential)

(insurance,cost,potential)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	14.63	0.00	85.37

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (insurance,cost,bridge)	100.00
(2) (insurance,cost,analysts)	87.70
(3) (insurance,bridge)	82.46
(4) (insurance,liability)	64.01
(5) (bridge,collapse)	63.55
(6) (insurance,miklus)	63.10
(7) (insurance,international_group)	62.19
(8) (bridge,cost,collapse)	62.19
(9) (cost,collapse)	60.82
(10) (bridge,analysts)	49.89
(11) (cost,analysts)	47.61
(12) (cost,president)	46.01
(13) (insurance,analysts)	44.87
(14) (cost,potential)	42.37
(15) (insurance,cost,president)	41.69
(16) (cost,government)	40.55
(17) (bridge,cost,potential)	40.09
(18) (cost,federal)	38.95
(19) (insurance,cost,potential)	38.50
(20) (insurance,cost,joe_biden)	38.04
(21) (insurance,cost,government)	36.67
(22) (insurance,cost,francis_scott_key_bridge)	36.45
(23) (insurance,cost,federal)	35.54
(24) (insurance,cost,disaster)	35.31
(25) (insurance,cost,collapse)	33.03
(26) (insurance,worters)	30.52
(27) (insurance,web)	30.30
(28) (liability,web)	30.07
(29) (insurance,various)	29.84
(30) (liability,various)	29.61
(31) (insurance,untangling)	29.38
(32) (liability,untangling)	29.16
(33) (insurance,titanic)	28.93
(34) (insurance,singapore-based)	28.70
(35) (bridge,cost,workers)	24.60
(36) (bridge,workers)	24.15
(37) (cost,workers)	23.92
(38) (bridge,cost,tragic)	21.87
(39) (bridge,tragic)	21.18
(40) (cost,tragic)	20.96
(41) (bridge,cost,reconstructing)	19.13
(42) (bridge,cost,port)	17.31
(43) (bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson)	15.26
(44) (bridge,owners)	13.90
(45) (bridge,cost,loretta_worters)	13.21
(46) (bridge,liability)	12.53
(47) (bridge,economic)	11.62
(48) (bridge,cost,lawmakers)	11.16
(49) (bridge,davies)	10.71
(50) (bridge,dali)	9.79
(51) (bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute)	9.11
(52) (liability,owners)	7.52
(53) (liability,dali)	4.56
(54) (bridge,tulane_university)	4.10
(55) (liability,tulane_university)	3.87
(56) (liability,costs)	2.51
(57) (cost,start)	1.82
(58) (cost,reinsurance)	1.59
(59) (liability,international_group)	0.68
(60) (liability,clean-up)	0.46
(61) (liability,worters)	0.23

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

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Of course, the bridge will almost certainly get rebuilt, no matter how much insurance is paid out. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the federal government will pay for the cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, though it's not immediately clear where that money would come from or how much that endeavor would cost ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,cost,bridge)
(insurance,cost,joe_biden)
(insurance,cost,federal)
(cost,federal)
(cost,government)
(insurance,cost,government)
(cost,president)
(insurance,cost,president)
Inferred entity relationships (16)
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,president) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,joe_biden) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,reconstructing) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,loretta_worters) [inferred]
(cost,government,insurance) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]
(cost,federal,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(cost,government) [inferred]
(cost,federal) [inferred]

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President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the federal government will pay for the cost of rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, though it's not immediately clear where that money would come from or how much that endeavor would cost ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,cost,francis_scott_key_bridge)

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Analysts at Barclays, meanwhile, estimate total cost of insurance claims from the disaster could be as high as $3 billion.. . Insurers footing the bill. The Dali ship is owned by Grace Ocean Private, a Singapore-based company, and insured by the Britannia Protection and Indemnity Club. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,singapore-based)

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"For example, I believe there's a Domino sugar refinery right next to the bridge that uses it all the time, and it will suffer significant economic losses as a result that are not recoverable," Davies said. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,economic)
(bridge,davies)

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"I would expect this one would rival that kind of claim in terms of total cost," he said.. . The potential cost of insurance claims from the bridge collapse could be between $1 billion and $3 billion, analysts at Barclays wrote in a note Wednesday ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,cost,bridge)
(bridge,cost,potential)
(bridge,collapse)
(insurance,bridge)
(insurance,cost,potential)
(cost,collapse)
(cost,potential)
(bridge,cost,collapse)
(insurance,cost,collapse)
Inferred entity relationships (18)
(bridge,collapse) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,president) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,joe_biden) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,reconstructing) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,loretta_worters) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(collapse,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(collapse,cost) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,collapse,cost) [inferred]

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The potential cost of insurance claims from the bridge collapse could be between $1 billion and $3 billion, analysts at Barclays wrote in a note Wednesday. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,analysts)
(insurance,cost,analysts)
(cost,analysts)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(analysts,cost) [inferred]
(analysts,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,potential) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,president) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,joe_biden) [inferred]

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"Litigation will run years.". . . . Analysts at Barclays, meanwhile, estimate total cost of insurance claims from the disaster could be as high as $3 billion. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,analysts)
(insurance,cost,analysts)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(analysts,cost) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,potential) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,president) [inferred]
(cost,insurance,joe_biden) [inferred]

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"Litigation will run years.". . . . Analysts at Barclays, meanwhile, estimate total cost of insurance claims from the disaster could be as high as $3 billion.. . Insurers footing the bill. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,cost,disaster)

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The massive cargo ship crash into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge will likely lead to billions of dollars in liability claims. Marine insurance companies will be on the hook for much of the costs.. . With various owners and companies involved - and with some maritime laws predating even the Titanic sinking - untangling the web, figuring out who owes what, and addressing the damages from both lives lost and to physical structures will be complex ...
High Level Abstractions:

(liability,costs)
(insurance,liability)
(liability,owners)
(insurance,various)
(liability,various)

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Britannia is one of the dozen marine insurance member clubs under the International Group of P&I Clubs, a consortium that provides marine liability coverage for 90% of ocean freight and pools liability claims among members. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,liability)

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Since the losses will be spread across so many insurers, it's unlikely to bankrupt any of the companies or cause a major bump in insurance prices, he said.. . Miklus told CNN that these P&I insurance clubs collectively pool losses, but they also buy "an extensive reinsurance program." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,miklus)

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Damage and losses to cars and clean-up from the debris and reconstruction will also factor into the total, Worters said.. . Miklus cited the roughly $1.5 billion insurance payout after the Costa Concordia cruise ship was grounded on an island off Italy in 2012 as one of the highest insurance claims in recent memory ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,miklus)
(insurance,worters)

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. Britannia is one of the dozen marine insurance member clubs under the International Group of P&I Clubs, a consortium that provides marine liability coverage for 90% of ocean freight and pools liability claims among members ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,international_group)

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(The International Group of P&I Clubs did not respond to CNN's request for comment.). . These insurance companies are backed by insurance companies of their own - a type of business known as a reinsurer ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,international_group)

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What about paying for the bridge.. Of course, the bridge will almost certainly get rebuilt, no matter how much insurance is paid out ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,bridge)

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With various owners and companies involved - and with some maritime laws predating even the Titanic sinking - untangling the web, figuring out who owes what, and addressing the damages from both lives lost and to physical structures will be complex ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,web)
(insurance,untangling)
(liability,untangling)
(liability,web)

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Marine insurance companies will be on the hook for much of the costs.. . With various owners and companies involved - and with some maritime laws predating even the Titanic sinking - untangling the web, figuring out who owes what, and addressing the damages from both lives lost and to physical structures will be complex ...
High Level Abstractions:

(insurance,titanic)

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Maryland lawmakers, meanwhile, are drafting an emergency bill to provide income replacement for Port of Baltimore workers impacted by the bridge collapse. "The human cost of lives lost yesterday is overwhelming and tragic," Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson said in a post on X ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,collapse)
(bridge,cost,collapse)
(bridge,cost,workers)
(cost,workers)
(bridge,workers)
(bridge,cost,port)
(cost,collapse)
Inferred entity relationships (15)
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,collapse) [inferred]
(collapse,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(collapse,cost) [inferred]
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(bridge,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]
(cost,workers) [inferred]

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Maryland lawmakers, meanwhile, are drafting an emergency bill to provide income replacement for Port of Baltimore workers impacted by the bridge collapse. "The human cost of lives lost yesterday is overwhelming and tragic," Maryland State Senator Bill Ferguson said in a post on X. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,tragic)
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson)
(bridge,cost,tragic)
(cost,tragic)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
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(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]

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"It's my intention that the federal government will pay the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge," Biden said Tuesday. "And I expect the Congress to support my effort," he said, adding that the process will "take some time." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,cost,reconstructing)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,loretta_worters) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
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(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]

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It's still too early to know the final bill for damages and rebuilding.. . The bridge alone could be worth more than $1.2 billion, said Loretta Worters, a spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,cost,loretta_worters)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(bridge,cost,reconstructing) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]

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Maryland lawmakers, meanwhile, are drafting an emergency bill to provide income replacement for Port of Baltimore workers impacted by the bridge collapse ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,cost,lawmakers)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(bridge,cost,reconstructing) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,loretta_worters) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]

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The bridge alone could be worth more than $1.2 billion, said Loretta Worters, a spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,cost,insurance_information_institute)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(bridge,cost,reconstructing) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,loretta_worters) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,insurance) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,port) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,tragic) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,potential) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,lawmakers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,workers) [inferred]
(bridge,cost,maryland_state_senator_bill_ferguson) [inferred]

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The statute - which was used by the owners of the RMS Titanic, among other instances - could limit the ship owner's liability to how much the Dali was worth after it crashed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,owners)
(liability,owners)

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While the ship's collision with the bridge is likely to interrupt businesses in the area, Davies notes that purely economic losses are not recoverable from the ship's owners in a maritime tort claim. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,owners)
(bridge,economic)

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While Dali is owned by Grace Ocean Private, it was chartered by Danish shipping giant Maersk when it plowed into the bridge early Tuesday morning.. . When it comes to maritime law, "all the liability ends up with the ship owner, which will be the Singaporean company," said Martin Davies, the director of the Maritime Law Center at Tulane University ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,liability)

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The statute - which was used by the owners of the RMS Titanic, among other instances - could limit the ship owner's liability to how much the Dali was worth after it crashed.. . What about paying for the bridge.. Of course, the bridge will almost certainly get rebuilt, no matter how much insurance is paid out ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,liability)
(bridge,dali)

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While the ship's collision with the bridge is likely to interrupt businesses in the area, Davies notes that purely economic losses are not recoverable from the ship's owners in a maritime tort claim ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,davies)

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While Dali is owned by Grace Ocean Private, it was chartered by Danish shipping giant Maersk when it plowed into the bridge early Tuesday morning. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,dali)
(liability,dali)

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. Claims for damage to the bridge alone could be some $1.2 billion, the analysts said, with wrongful death liabilities likely totaling between $350 to $700 million. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(bridge,analysts)

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When it comes to maritime law, "all the liability ends up with the ship owner, which will be the Singaporean company," said Martin Davies, the director of the Maritime Law Center at Tulane University. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(liability,tulane_university)
(bridge,tulane_university)

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"This claim has the potential to be north of a billion dollars," said John Miklus, the president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters. "Litigation will run years.". . ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cost,president)

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"This claim has the potential to be north of a billion dollars," said John Miklus, the president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cost,potential)

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. "It's my intention that the federal government will pay the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge," Biden said Tuesday. "And I expect the Congress to support my effort," he said, adding that the process will "take some time." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cost,government)
(cost,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(cost,federal,insurance) [inferred]
(cost,government,insurance) [inferred]

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"This claim has the potential to be north of a billion dollars," said John Miklus, the president of the American Institute of Marine Underwriters. "Litigation will run years.". . . . Analysts at Barclays, meanwhile, estimate total cost of insurance claims from the disaster could be as high as $3 billion. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cost,analysts)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(analysts,cost,insurance) [inferred]

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"So, when we start talking about losses of a billion or more, this is being spread through the whole global reinsurance market," Miklus added. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cost,start)

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"So, when we start talking about losses of a billion or more, this is being spread through the whole global reinsurance market," Miklus added.. . How much will the rebuilding cost.. It's still too early to know the final bill for damages and rebuilding. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(cost,reinsurance)

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The bridge alone could be worth more than $1.2 billion, said Loretta Worters, a spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute. Then there will almost certainly be large liability suits, medical costs for survivors, clean-up costs, and more, she added.. . Damage and losses to cars and clean-up from the debris and reconstruction will also factor into the total, Worters said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(liability,costs)
(liability,clean-up)

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Britannia is one of the dozen marine insurance member clubs under the International Group of P&I Clubs, a consortium that provides marine liability coverage for 90% of ocean freight and pools liability claims among members ...
High Level Abstractions:

(liability,international_group)

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Damage and losses to cars and clean-up from the debris and reconstruction will also factor into the total, Worters said. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(liability,worters)

Semantics Relevance

Paying for the Baltimore bridge collapse will be a complicated, yearslong ...