ACE Kidnap and Ransom uses Neil Young Associates for International Security Consulting
ACE USA, a global leader in international property and casualty insurance, offers Kidnap and Ransom insurance on a stand alone basis and through the ACE International Advantage program.
The ACE International Advantage insurance program is designed to cover a variety of risks for employees working or traveling internationally with their primary insurance offering for expatriates traditionally being international workers compensation insurance.
Kidnap and Ransom insurance is now a standard part of the International Advantage Insurance plan offered by ACE USA. The Advantage Package now includes $100,000 of automatic Kidnap and Extortion coverage at no additional charge.
The Kidnap and Ransom coverage includes kidnapping, property extortion, bodily injury extortion, product extortion, and information extortion. A $100,000 kidnap benefit is included with options to increase the benefit up to $5,000,000 USD.
KNR incidents are handled by Neil Young associates founded in 1990. Like any good KnR insurance company, the consultant is an independent company. Neil Young Associates is a premier global crisis consultant that provides information services and crisis response to clients, of which ACE USA is one.
Essentially, throwing in Kidnap and Ransom Insurance at no cost sounds great, but the standard benefit does have the following country exclusions:
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Algeria, Sudan and Syria
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Angola, Sierre Leone and Somalia
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Philippines
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Chad, Liberia, and Libya
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Chechnya, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Colombia and Zimbabwe
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in the Congo, Nigeria
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Cuba, Russia, and East Timor
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Georgia, Venezuala, and Yemen
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Hatii, Mexico and Peru
Kidnap and Ransom insurance in Iraq, Iran, and North Korea
… all excluded
All of these countries, which are more expensive and difficult for kidnap and ransom underwriting, can be written by ACE USA at the discretion of their underwriters and for additional premium on a case by case basis with some exceptions like North Korea for example (and other sanctioned countries).
