It's the insurance companies.
Who are the real terrorists?
Who's *really* responsible?
Actuaries.
PAPER CHASE NEWSBURST
Friday, July 08, 2005
Germany extends national terrorism insurance in wake of London attacks Kate Heneroty at 2:56 PM ET
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/07/germany-extends-national-terrorism.php
[JURIST] The German Finance Ministry [official website, in German] announced Friday it would extend Germany's national terrorism coverage insurance pool for two years past its planned 2005 expiration date. The decision to extend the Extremus Versicherungs AG [official website, in German], enacted in the wake of 9/11, to cover damage to property and business disruption if there were a terrorist attack on Germany, following Thursday's terror attacks in London [JURIST report]. In the United States the Bush administration indicated last week that it was opposed to extending a law supporting terrorism insurance in the US [JURIST report]. Business Week has more.
cf: http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/pipermail/lbo-talk/Week-of-Mon-20050704/014406.html
Leigh