More than 70 percent of Americans surveyed said that theirgreatest concern when traveling is suffering a medical emergency,according to a poll sponsored by Chubb. Fears regarding medicalemergencies (73.5 percent) are more than double the fear of beingmugged (30.7 percent), three times the fear of being injured interrorist attacks (23.4 percent), and 10 times the fear of beingsexually assaulted (7.6 percent) or abducted (7.2 percent).
“Americans are traveling more, especially to exotic locations,and they're engaging in more adventurous activities,” said LuisGranados, vice president, Chubb & Son. While vacationing, 26percent of people ski, almost 14 percent go mountain climbing, andnearly 20 percent participate in what they describe as “otherpotentially dangerous activities,” according to the survey.
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