    RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL  (TRP NOTES MAIL)

    CREATOR: Kumiki S. Gibson ( CN=Kumiki S. Gibson/O=OVP [ OVP ] )

    CREATION DATE/TIME:17-JUL-1996 10:34:55.00

    SUBJECT:  LUNCH MEMO: SUBMISSION

    TO: Debbie B Bengtson ( CN=Debbie B Bengtson/O=OVP [ OVP ] )
    READ:UNKNOWN

    TO: Ron Klain ( CN=Ron Klain/O=OVP [ OVP ] )
    READ:UNKNOWN

    TEXT:
    Set forth bekow is a paragraph on the church-burning insurance meeting,

    which Ron may want to include in the lunch memo:

    Church-Burnings: Meeting with Insurance Industry

    	You may want to update the President on your

    July 11, 1996, meeting with representatives of the insurance industry

    about its response to the recent wave of arson in houses of worship.

    	As you will recall, during this meeting, you secured the following

    commitments from the industry:

    	 A pledge to find insurance for any previously-insured house of

    worship destroyed by arson;

    	 The establishment of an arson reward fund of $10,000 for

    information leading to the arrest or conviction of a church arsonist (the

    industry had already established a fund but the award level was

    undetermined);

    	 The creation of a toll-free &help-line8 to provide information

    about insurance coverage; and

    	 An agreement to join our National Arson Prevention Initiative,

    which is being overseen jointly by FEMA, HUD, and Justice.

    	In addition, you challenged the industry to use its leadership and

    resources to further racial harmony in this country.  The industry

    enthusiastically accepted this challenge:  Immediately after the

    discussion with you, the meeting participants contacted the presidents of

    all of the major national trade organizations to alert them to this

    challenge and to convene a meeting on the subject, which should occur in

    the next several weeks.  After the meeting is actually scheduled, the

    industry representatives plan to ask for our input in drafting a specific

    agenda so that their discussion accurately reflects your challenge and is

    consistent with the Administration,s response to the recent arsons.  They

    will then report back to us on their ideas.