Insurance industry expected to react to Boston Marathon bombing

April 20, 2013April 18, 2013 S.Vagus

Bombing sends ripples throughout insurance industry The Boston Marathon was held in Massachusetts earlier this week and served as the scene for a gruesome attack that claimed the lives of three people and left over one hundred wounded. Three bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon fairly late into the event. U.S. officials are still investigating the event, hoping to unearth details leading to the apprehension of the responsible party. While the investigation may not have an immediate solution, the Boston Marathon bombings may have a…

The Importance of Terrorism Coverage in Your Travel Insurance Policies

March 17, 2013February 16, 2014 Guest Author

A look into travel insurance… A note on terrorism, before we go deeper into the subject. Global terrorism is clearly a real threat, as the events (and indeed some of the wars) of the last 14 years have illustrated. It is also true that specific countries or parts of the world have, at different times, had or still have a problem with terrorists endemic to their own shores. Sri Lanka, for instance, experienced sporadic bombings and terrorist attacks during the long years of the war between the Tamils and the…