Treasury Hasn’t Determined Boston Bombing Was ‘Act of Terrorism’ Under TRIA

A U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson last week provided a statement to Boston news outlets that said “The Secretary has not determined that there has been an ‘act of terrorism’ under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act” for the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombing. A Treasury spokesperson confirmed to Insurance Journal that the department provided the statement to the local media but declined to provide additional comments. The Treasury has been providing identical or similar statements since April 2013.