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Article: Postwar terrorism triggers insurance dilemma.
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- Risk Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 1991
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Because the U.S. government took a major role in the Persian Gulf war, there is likely to be increasing terrorism against U.S. targets. Inevitably, areas of discontent or hot spots will arise that will require government and business to take decisive action.
According to the State Department, 456 acts of international terrorism occurred in 1990, 197 of which were directed against U.S. targets. These acts resulted in 211 deaths, including 10 Americans. In 1988 the number of worldwide incidents was 864, of which 193 were directed against U.S. targets. Deaths resulting from these incidents numbered 659, with American deaths rising to 192 due to the Lockerbie air ...