Remedying Risk: Avoiding chinks in the armour of terrorism cover

Chris Parker Beazley

Today’s terror attacks come in many forms – from homemade bombs to suicide bombers, knife and acid attacks to vehicles ramming pedestrians. Chris Parker, head of Beazley’s terrorism, political violence and kidnap & ransom underwriting team argues all are hard to detect and defend against, all leave human tragedy in their wake, and many create ongoing distress for businesses caught up in the chaos.

Many attacks are committed by a so-called ‘lone wolf’ assailant, others by small cells of individuals. In the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bomb and the London Bridge attack, local businesses that

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