Terrorism News

Film exposures: managing the risk of making a movie

Creating a Hollywood movie is not always as glamorous as it sounds. The average cost for a Hollywood movie is tallied at $60 million, and the payoff is not realized until viewers show up to view the final product on …

FILMING ABROAD A RISKY BUSINESS

Risky business is more than just the name of an ’80s movie — it also reflects the moviemaking business itself. Particularly in foreign countries, casts and crews face threats from disease, terrorism, kidnap and ransom, to name a few. To …

Film exposures:

Creating a Hollywood movie is not always as glamorous as it sounds. The average cost for a Hollywood movie is tallied at $60 million, and the payoff is not realized until viewers show up to view the final product on …

Markel’s ‘Contagion Cover’ a Success

Markel Corporation launched what it termed a “new and unique insurance product: Outbreak(SM) Extra Expense Coverage,” in mid-July. The policy is specifically designed to protect companies from a closure of their business premises due to a variety of contagions, including …

Ferrell Joins Hartford’s Compliance Office as VP, Asst. Counsel

The Hartford Financial Services Group announced that Brian L. Ferrell will join the company as assistant vice president and assistant general counsel in its compliance group, effective Sept. 1. “In this new role, Ferrell will serve as the company’s senior …

N.Y. Attorney General Candidates Make Their Cases

The five N.Y. candidates running for state attorney general will get their first chance to introduce themselves to a large number of voters in a statewide town hall meeting and debate this week. “Right now it means some attention to …

N.Y. Looks to Speed Comp Benefits to Ill 9/11 Rescue Workers

New York State has adopted a trio of laws designed to speed workers’ compensation benefits for workers and their families with claims related to 9/11 rescue efforts. The first new law enables many workers who became ill after the expiration …

Airlines Tighten Security, Cancel Flights Following Terror Plot

Passengers in the United States coped with heightened security at airports Thursday after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S. American Airlines canceled six Thursday flights between the United States and …

British Police Thwart Aircraft Bomb Plot

Authorities in London thwarted a terrorist plot to blow up aircraft mid-flight between Britain and the U.S. using explosives smuggled in hand luggage, police said Thursday. Britain’s Home Secretary John Reid deemed the alleged plot significant and said it was …

Two Insurers Reach Deal with World Trade Center Site Owner

A deal in which the World Trade Center site’s owner would take control of two towers being built there from a private developer is a step closer to being finalized. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey filed …