Trigger

The event or circumstances that activates the insurer’s liability to the insured under the policy. Contrast lossesoccurring liability policies with claims-made policies. See LIABILITY SEQUENCE; TRIPLE TRIGGER THEORY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT TRIGGER; MULTI-OVAL TRIGGER.

TRIP

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program was established with the passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act in 2002. The program provides shared public and private compensation for certain insured losses resulting from a certified act of terrorism. TRIP was reauthorized, with modifications, in 2005, 2007 and 2015. The current expiration date of TRIP is December 31, 2020.

Triple indemnity

In a life insurance policy, provision that pays an amount (three times the face value) in addition to the policy’s basic death benefit if death is due to an accident. There are exclusions for the type of accident and time and age limits (e.g., the insured must die within a specific number of days of the accident and be of a certain age or younger).