NY State official are encouraging insurance companies to stop telling Americans that they could forfeit life insurance payments, or risk being denied coverage entirely, if they travel to Israel. Eric Dinallo, the superintendent of New York's Office of State Insurance, told a group of nationwide insurance commissioners to give Americans the chance to travel to Israel without repercussions. The insurance companies were just following the "dangerous or unstable countries" list, which in 2005, Israel was added. Israel has an "intentional death rate" of 11 per 100,000. This is lower than the 17 intentional deaths per 100,000 in the United States. "Americans shouldn't lose their ability to get life insurance simply because they're traveling to Israel" "That's unfair discrimination, and we are working to end it," says Eric Dinallo. Debbie Wasserman Schultz supports a change in this practice. "It sends a message to the world that American citizens and businesses will not allow Osama bin Laden and the rest of the world's terrorists to dictate where we travel." Earlier this month, the State of Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation announced it was working to revoke the license of American General Life Insurance, a subsidiary of AIG, for the practice.
This article relates to the AP World History theme: Impact of interaction among and within major societies. This is because we are basing off one event and seeing that the impact was more than many thought. The insurance companies are worried about the list of "dangerous or unstable countries" while people in the United States are upset with this decision.
In the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous car bomb explosions at the United States embassies. The attacks, linked to local members of the al Qaeda terrorist network headed by Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was placed on the Ten Most Wanted list.
The point of view of the article is from a Jerusalem Post reporter, writing on the United states' perspective. (Outsider on insider view) The only evidence of bias is the quotes because they are an opinion from a person, not a written fact. The point of view missing from this article is Israel on the United States because this article is from the perspective of the US.
I feel that American insurance companies should change their practices. I think the article and situation is summed up in Debbie Wasserman Schultz quote. "It sends a message to the world that American citizens and businesses will not allow Osama bin Laden and the rest of the world's terrorists to dictate where we travel." It is my favorite part of the article, because it seems so true and I agree with her opinion.
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