Number of Countries with High Risk of Kidnapping Rises: Report

The world was a more dangerous place for kidnappings in 2015 with the number of severe-risk countries surging from 8 to 11.

Global risk and crisis management consultancy NYA International released its 2016 Kidnap and Piracy Map and Global Kidnap Review last week for organizations seeking guidance on the threats to their people and operations worldwide.

Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2016/02/22/number-of-countries-with-high-risk-of-kidnapping-rises-report/

Josh Bradford, Number of countries with high risk of kidnapping rises: report, Advisen News (February 22, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Professional Front Page News.

Mid-market, HNW join Fortune 1000 in purchasing KRE insurance in increasingly global world

Several years ago the demand for Kidnap, Ransom and Extortion (KRE) insurance was driven by increases in reported kidnappings, with many more going reported.

Today, kidnappings remain a large concern and still many—as many as 80 percent—go unreported but demand for KRE products may result more from globalization than headline-grabbing incidents.

Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2015/09/16/mid-market-hnw-join-fortune-1000-in-purchasing-kre-insurance-in-increasingly-global-world/

Hemenway, Chad. ‘Mid-market, HNW join Fortune 1000 in purchasing KRE insurance in increasingly global world’. ©2015 Advisen Ltd. 23 September 2015.