Focus: Rethinking terrorism cover

Following decades of brutal civil war and internal strife, Sri Lanka had enjoyed a 10-year peace before the Easter Sunday bombings brought terror back to the land, this time at the hands of Islamic terrorists. The horrific, simultaneous attacks targeting hotels and churches caught analysts, insurers and risk managers off guard. The country had been deemed an unlikely location for Islamist political violence. Now is the time for a rethink.