Insurance court allows trauma stress compensation for a night watchman threatened with a gun and bound.

The Insurance Court of Finland reversed the Insurance Board's decision to deny benefits to a night watchman who was threatened with a firearm and bound during an armed robbery. The court found that the severe physical trauma and psychological distress caused by the assault constituted a compensable accident under the Accident Insurance Act. Consequently, the court ruled that the resulting post-traumatic stress reaction was a valid claim for financial compensation.