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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>🔥 &#039;&#039;&#039;Political violence insurance&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Definition:Specialty insurance | specialty]] coverage that protects policyholders against physical damage, [[Definition:Business interruption insurance | business interruption]] losses, and in some cases bodily injury arising from acts of politically motivated violence — including terrorism, war, civil commotion, insurrection, revolution, rebellion, and coup d&#039;état. Standard [[Definition:Property insurance | property insurance]] policies routinely exclude war and, in many markets, terrorism, making this a standalone product essential for businesses operating in or near regions prone to civil unrest or armed conflict. The coverage is heavily concentrated among [[Definition:Lloyd&#039;s of London | Lloyd&#039;s]] syndicates, specialist [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]], and a handful of large global [[Definition:Insurance carrier | carriers]] with dedicated [[Definition:Political risk | political risk]] teams.<br /> <br /> 🛡️ Policies are typically tailored to the insured&#039;s geographic footprint and the specific perils most relevant to their operations. An energy company with assets in the Middle East might require coverage for war and terrorism, while a retail chain in Latin America may prioritize civil commotion and strikes, riots, and civil commotion ([[Definition:Strikes, riots, and civil commotion (SRCC) | SRCC]]). [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] rely on intelligence briefings, historical claims data, threat-level indices, and sometimes bespoke security assessments to calibrate pricing and [[Definition:Policy terms and conditions | terms]]. [[Definition:Reinsurance | Reinsurance]] and [[Definition:Retrocession | retrocession]] play a crucial role in managing the catastrophic tail risk inherent in this class, because a single large-scale event — a sustained urban conflict or a major terrorist attack — can generate losses across dozens of policies simultaneously.<br /> <br /> 📈 Demand for this coverage has surged over the past decade as global instability — from social uprisings to state-on-state tensions — has made the risk tangible for multinational corporations, financial institutions, and infrastructure investors. The 2020–2023 period alone saw elevated claims from events in multiple continents, forcing the market to reassess both pricing adequacy and [[Definition:Accumulation risk | accumulation]] controls. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] platforms and data providers, the class offers fertile ground: real-time monitoring of social media sentiment, satellite-based damage detection, and parametric trigger structures tied to verified event indices are all emerging as ways to modernize a market that has historically relied on relationship-driven placement and manual [[Definition:Claims management | claims]] assessment.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts:&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Terrorism insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Political risk insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:War risk insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Strikes, riots, and civil commotion (SRCC)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Business interruption insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Pool Re]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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