Terrorism and civil unrest: Risky business
With several parts of the world engulfed by violence and civil unrest, is traditional terrorism and political risk cover increasingly irrelevant?
When global insurance broker Aon downgraded 37 countries, including the UK, on its terrorism and political risk index, there was little surprise that many of the nations affected were from the Middle
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