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Mexico Travel Solutions - 3/03/2026
In a predawn raid in central-western Mexico on February 22nd, the infamous leader of a Jalisco-based drug cartel named Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, nicknamed “El Mencho”, was killed in a gunfight with Mexican military forces. In retaliation, drug cartel members and associates around the country have staged organized attacks on governmental facilities, assaults on military personnel […]
War Zone Insurances - 07/22/2025
Conflicts abound. Russia and Ukraine are still at it. The Israelis and Palestinians are still at it. And in recent weeks, Israel, Iran and the U.S. are firing missiles, dropping bombs and making waves. In response to these ongoing crises and recent events, thousands of Americans are in the thick of it. Companies are sending […]
War Zone Insurances - 01/14/2025
Russia and Ukraine are still at war. Ground assaults and shelling of military targets continue to disrupt and destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure. Offensives by Ukrainian and Russian forces occur from time to time, and unfortunately, the number of casualties on both sides of the conflict is significant. Further south, aerial bombings, rocket and missile attacks and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]