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.