All the headlines from our Political Risk Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 17 2001 // As ACE Limited examined its levels of insurance and reinsurance exposure, the Company joined the world community in condemning Sept. 11’s acts of terrorism in the U.S.Brian Duperreault, chairman and CEO of ACE...
Sep 17 2001 // Midway Airlines announced that effective immediately it has suspended all future flight operations. This action is being taken at this time in order to preserve the value available for Midway’s interest holders and...
Sep 17 2001 // The coordinated terrorist attacks in New York’s lower Manhattan and Washington, D.C., last week targeted indisputable symbols of American prestige and military power: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The...
Sep 14 2001 // Although Tuesday’s terrorist attack on the World Trade Center building is a terribly tragic event, the impact on the property insurance industry is likely to be modest, according to a preliminary analysis by Weiss...
Sep 14 2001 // In light of the horrendous tragedy in New York, the American Agents Alliance will be taking a collection at Conference & Expo 2001 to benefit victims and their loved ones. This collection will be taken on Sunday,...
Sep 13 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced that it has a catastrophe team in place at its Shelton, Conn., claim center, ready to move closer to New York when possible. Additionally, the company has claim adjusters...
Sep 12 2001 // No words will ever be able to fully convey the shock and the stunned incredulity around the world as yesterday’s terrorist attacks unfolded on television screens across the globe.Live coverage on French television...
Sep 11 2001 // Lloyd’s of London cleared its offices in the traditional financial center in the City of London following terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. Reuters reported that the staff of other large...
Sep 11 2001 // Terrorists crashed two hijacked planes into the World Trade Center this morning, causing countless deaths and untold damage as the twin 110-story towers collapsed. The crashes occurred minutes apart just before 9 a.m., and...
Sep 11 2001 // The airline disasters in New York City, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. have taken an incalculable toll of human lives. The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) has three member companies headquartered in...
Aug 10 2001 // Aon Corporation launched a Political Risk Exposure Profile (PREP) service that provides customized financial analysis of political threats to a company’s global operations.According to John Minor, senior vice...
Aug 8 2001 // Aon Corporation recently conducted a survey revealing that more than 85 percent of Fortune 1000 risk managers indicated that their firm was well-protected from property, general liability and directors’ and...
Jun 18 2001 // Firebombs, booby-trapped letters and packages, kidnappings, assaults and extortion—as these violent acts continue to proliferate, insurers have stepped up to offer financial protection.Handling threats from terrorist...
Jun 11 2001 // Managing Agency Partners (MAP) Underwriting, one of Lloyd’s newest syndicates, has come up with an innovative and timely policy aimed at protecting investors from losses caused by wars and political violence in...
Jun 11 2001 // Firebombs, booby-trapped letters and packages, kidnappings, assaults and extortion—as these violent acts continue to proliferate, insurers have stepped up to offer financial protection.Handling threats from terrorist...
May 29 2001 // MAP Underwriting, one of the newest syndicates at Lloyd’s, has come up with an innovative and timely policy, aimed at protecting investors from losses caused by war and political violence in troubled areas like the...
Apr 6 2001 // Zurich North America, the U.S. subsidiary of the Anglo-Swiss Zurich Financial Services Group, announced that it was expanding the role of “its Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions group’s political risk and credit...
May 23 2000 // Zurich U.S., the American subsidiary of Anglo-Swiss multinational insurer Zurich Financial Services, announced that it has placed a political risk policy in Turkey, covering $20 million worth of private placement bonds.The...