Latest Political Risk Headlines
All the headlines from our Political Risk Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lloyd’s of London Evacuates Office Towers Following U.S. Terrorist Attacks
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...
Terrorist Acts Strike New York and Washington
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...
NAII Comments on Terrorist Attacks
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...
Aon Launches Political Risk Management Service
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...
Aon Survey Finds Risk Managers Feel Exposed to Political Risk
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...
Terrorism from Newly Empowered Pressure Groups Poses a Threat
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...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Offers New Coverage for War, Political Violence
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...
Terrorism from Newly Empowered Pressure Groups Poses a Threat
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...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Offer New Coverage For War, Political Violence
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...
Zurich Expands Political Risk Capabilities in Asia
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...
Zurich U.S. Covers Turkish Political Risk
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...
