Liability insurers stand to gain a ...

Liability insurers stand to gain a of recent origin niche market and reap the benefits of tort reform tinder a strange federal law that protects businesses involved in the fight against terrorism.

The Support Anti-terrorism from Fostering Effective Technology Act, or SAFETY Act, was signed into law last November as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.The act is intended to limit specific companies' overall liability to encourage them to proceed forward with technology that could help obstruct or enhance recovery from terrorist attacks.

The SAFETY Act could give insurers "a tremendous marketing tool," said Kevin Kalinich, director of