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As Iraqi Terror Rises, Businessmen Find Niche in Life Insurance.

Authors :
Dreazen, Yochi J.
Source :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 8/19/2005, Vol. 246 Issue 35, pA1-A6. 2p. 2 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Reports on the life insurance business in Iraq. Information about a terrorism life-insurance policy held by hotel manager Saad Jabouri, which he purchased through al-Ameen Insurance Co.; The partnering of five private and two government-owned insurance companies to offer the new insurance product and form a shared pool to cover risks; Comments of Mirza Majeed Muradkhan, owner of Dar al Salam Insurance Co., and Munem al-Khafaji, managing director of the Al-Ameen company; The amount of payout on terrorism policies; Studies on violence and death in Iraq; Brief history of Iraq's insurance industry; Views of Bassim Mahdi Abbas of the state-owned Iraqi Insurance Co. on how the idea for terrorism life-insurance originated.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00999660
Volume :
246
Issue :
35
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
17956845