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Kidnap & Ransom – Insurance That Saves Lives - 04/09/2024

Millions of Americans travel outside the United States every year for business and pleasure.  Most venture to generally innocuous locales which are familiar or which they feel a sense of safety; although the most generic and democratic cities of North America, Europe or Asia can harbor diverse forms of criminality and danger.  Yet others choose […]

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Spring Break Dangers - 03/12/2024

Spring Break school holidays will soon be here, and millions of Americans of all ages will be traveling with families, as couples, as individuals and as part of student and friend groups throughout the country and abroad.  Many are embarking upon these vacations without a firm grasp of the potential and inherent hazards. In addition […]

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Kidnap & Ransom - 4/3/2023

Last month, a horrific incident occurred in Matamoros, Mexico, making U.S. national headlines as four South Carolina residents were kidnapped and held against their will by suspected drug cartel associates in the border town south of Texas.  Two of the four Americans survived and were eventually freed and returned to the States, but two were […]

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Spring Break Travel Concerns - 03/14/2023

U.S. public and private school Spring Break holidays are right around the corner and millions of Americans of all ages will be traveling as families, as individuals and as part of student groups throughout the country and beyond.  Many are embarking upon these journeys without a firm grasp of the hazards that might lie ahead. […]

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K&R - 08/01/2022

In the insurance industry, K&R is short for Kidnap & Ransom.  That certainly conjures some scary thoughts.  I would rather worry about my home or property being damaged by a fire or an earthquake.  I don’t want to think about my family members, friends or colleagues being held against their will in some dark room […]

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Party Like It’s 2022 - 03/28/2022

With COVID rules and restrictions loosening-up in much of the U.S. and around the world, travel and international tourism industries are facing new freedoms and customer interest they haven’t enjoyed for years throughout the pandemic.  We are on the eve of school spring breaks, destination wedding season and summer holidays.  Millions of Americans, young and […]

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