Chubb, Tokio Marine Offer Stalking Policies.Two international insurers sell policies that cover stalking Criminal activity consisting of the repeated following and harassing of another person. Stalking is a distinctive form of criminal activity composed of a series of actions that taken individually might constitute legal behavior. victims' expenses. Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. offers an insurance product to help cover costs for people who find they have to seek protection from stalkers. Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.' Forefront Security policy pays for outside security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the and 15 days' worth of security-consulting services if a stalker, who has a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. issued against him or her, enters the workplace to harm an employee, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company. The Forefront Security product is designed for companies with fewer than 3,000 employees and offers coverage against financial losses as a result of workplace violence, theft, computer hacking, kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. and extortion extortion, in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official capacity, of any property or money not legally due to him. Examples include requesting and accepting fees in excess of those allowed to him by statute or arresting a person and, with . Tokio Marine, one of Japan's largest property/casualty insurance companies, said its stalking coverage is the first of its kind in Japan. Tokio Marine is teaming with Sogo Keibi Hosho Co., a security service provider, to provide insureds with advice and help locate and collect evidence so stalkers can be prosecuted under the Japanese anti-stalking law. Other services include the removal of wiretaps if victims are bugged. For a maximum premium of [yen]4,500 a month (about $35),Tokio Marine will pay up to [yen]200,000 (about $1,750) in costs. Insureds will pay [yen]5,000 whenever they use Sogo Keibi's services, but comparable fees for the same services can be as much as [yen]100,000, according to Tokio Re. Tokio Marine is marketing the new product in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures on a trial basis before starting nationwide marketing. It will begin selling the product over the Internet this month. |
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