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19 May 2012

Updated AIR model predicts ‘less frequent and lower-severity’ terrorist attacks

24 October 2011

Catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide (AIR) has identified a "reduced capacity for large-scale coordinated attacks in the United States from al-Qa'ida and its allies", according to the latest update of its terrorism model.

The revised model also reflects an "increased reliance on lower-severity weapons requiring less expertise, training, and development" among terrorists.

The model, which is used by (re)insurers to assess potential losses to property and workers compensation risks, is based on a reassessment of the threat by a team of...

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