Terrorism & Political Violence Protection
Property protection against terrorism, political violence, and active assailant events.
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Terrorism & Political Violence Protection covers physical property damage from an act of terrorism or sabotage, from individually elected political violence perils like strikes, riots, and civil commotion, and from an active assailant event — the last of which also brings crisis response expenses like counseling, PR support, and temporary security. Standard property policies often exclude or sharply limit these perils, especially terrorism, which leaves a real gap for businesses in higher-profile or higher-risk locations. This coverage lets you elect specifically which of these exposures you want covered rather than paying for a one-size-fits-all bundle.
Who This Is Really For
The ideal buyer.
This buyer runs a business in a location or operating environment where terrorism, civil unrest, or an active assailant event is a real enough possibility that leadership has actually discussed it — a landmark or high-visibility urban property, an operation in a region with genuine political instability, or a retail or venue business that's watched riot-driven property damage hit other businesses nearby. They've typically already found that their standard property policy either excludes or sharply sublimits these perils, especially terrorism, and they don't want to discover that gap after an event rather than before one. This buyer appreciates the elect-by-peril structure specifically because it lets them pay for the exposures that are actually plausible for their location and operations — a business worried about civil unrest doesn't need to pay for war coverage, and one worried about terrorism at a landmark property doesn't need strikes coverage — rather than a one-size-fits-all bundle.
- A business in an urban core, landmark, or high-visibility location with elevated terrorism exposure
- A company operating internationally or domestically in a region with real political instability or civil unrest risk
- An organization that's assessed its active assailant exposure and wants both the property damage and crisis-response pieces covered
- A property owner whose lender requires terrorism coverage referencing the federal TRIA program as a financing condition
- A retailer or venue operator concerned about riot or civil-commotion property damage during periods of unrest
What It Covers
Coverage, broken down.
Terrorism and sabotage (Coverage A)
Covers physical property damage from an act of terrorism or sabotage, referencing the federal TRIA definition of a certified act of terrorism.
Political violence, individually elected (Coverage B)
Covers specifically elected political violence perils — strikes, riots, civil commotion, malicious damage, insurrection, rebellion, mutiny or coup, and war or civil war — chosen at the time you set up your policy.
Active assailant property damage and crisis response (Coverage C)
Covers property damage from an active assailant event, plus crisis response expenses like counseling, public relations support, and temporary security.
Illustrative Scenario — How This Coverage Responds
Illustrative scenario — property damage during civil unrest
Picture a retail business with a storefront in an area that experiences a period of civil unrest, during which rioting causes significant property damage to the store. Because the business had specifically elected the civil commotion peril under its Terrorism & Political Violence Protection, the resulting property damage is evaluated for coverage under that elected peril. Had the business not specifically elected that particular political violence peril when it set up the policy, that type of damage would have remained excluded regardless of the broader policy being in place.
Illustrative example for education only — not a claim outcome or a promise of payment. Every claim depends on the actual policy issued and its terms.
More Than One Way In
More scenarios.
Real coverage doesn't fit one story. Here's who else this shows up for.
The lender's TRIA-referenced requirement
A property owner financing a landmark commercial building is told by the lender that terrorism coverage referencing the federal TRIA program is a condition of the loan. The owner elects Coverage A specifically to satisfy that financing requirement.
The retailer electing civil commotion after a nearby incident
A retail chain watches a period of civil unrest cause significant property damage to businesses in a neighboring city and reviews its own political violence elections, adding civil commotion and riot coverage for its own storefronts in similarly exposed locations.
The active assailant readiness review
A company reviews its active assailant exposure as part of a broader security assessment and elects Coverage C specifically for the combination of property damage protection and crisis response expenses — counseling, PR support, temporary security — that a standard property policy wouldn't otherwise fund.
Know The Gaps
What this doesn't cover.
Every policy has limits. Knowing them before you buy is how you avoid a denied claim later.
Any political violence peril not specifically elected
This coverage is elect-in by peril, not a blanket grant — if you don't specifically choose riot, civil commotion, or another peril, damage from that peril stays excluded. Review the full peril list carefully with your advisor.
Chemical, biological, or radiological weapons
These extreme perils sit outside standard terrorism and political violence coverage — if this is a real concern for your operations or location, raise it specifically with your advisor.
Cyber or electronic-means loss
A cyberattack isn't treated as terrorism or political violence under this policy — that exposure needs dedicated cyber coverage instead.
Bare threats or hoaxes without an actual loss event
A threat alone, without a real triggering event and actual loss, generally isn't a covered claim here — that's worth understanding if your concern is more about threat response than physical damage.
Unauthorized loss-prevention or mitigation costs
Costs you incur trying to prevent a loss need to be coordinated and authorized under the policy's terms to be reimbursed — check with your advisor before spending on mitigation and expecting reimbursement.
Behind The Quote
What goes into the decision.
What actually moves your price and your approval — no black box.
Which perils you elect
This is an elect-in-by-peril structure, not a blanket grant — reviewing the full list (strikes, riots, civil commotion, insurrection, war, and the rest) against your actual operating environment determines what's covered and what stays excluded, so the election decision itself is the most consequential part of scoping this coverage.
Location and visibility profile
A landmark, high-visibility, or urban-core property carries different terrorism and political violence exposure than a lower-profile suburban or rural location, which factors directly into pricing and which perils make sense to elect.
International vs. domestic operations
Businesses operating in regions with real political instability face a different risk profile than purely domestic operations, and underwriting weighs that geographic exposure heavily for the political violence coverage part.
Existing active assailant readiness and security posture
A documented security plan and site access controls factor into how the active assailant coverage part is scoped, since underwriting considers both the physical exposure and how prepared the organization already is to respond.
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Availability
Available across the U.S.; we handle the state-specific paperwork on our end, so there's no separate action required from you by state.
Questions, answered straight
No jargon on terrorism & political violence protection — just what you're actually asking.
You choose which political violence perils to elect — strikes, riots, civil commotion, insurrection, war, and the rest are each individually selectable. That means your coverage should match your actual risk profile, not a generic bundle.
The terrorism peril (Coverage A) is tied to the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act's definition of a 'Certified Act of Terrorism' — a specific federal determination. That's the trigger standard used for that coverage part.
Yes — Coverage C includes crisis response expenses like counseling, PR support, and temporary security alongside the property damage coverage for an active assailant event.
A bare threat or hoax without an actual triggering loss event generally isn't a covered claim under this policy — this is property and event-driven coverage, not a response fund for threats alone.
No — this policy specifically excludes cyber and electronic-means loss. That exposure needs to be addressed through dedicated cyber coverage instead.
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What people in your situation also need.
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