Tag Archives: kidnap

Mexican Drug Trade Fuels Continued Violence

by Tim Holt, February 19, 2013 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom, Political Risk

Beleaguered security forces’ attempts to dismantle cartels and encroach on their vast territories are failing to stem the proliferation of violence in Mexico. Continue reading →

Podcast: An Insight Into Somali Pirate Gangs

by Will Miller, October 24, 2012 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom

In the third installment of WillisWire’s piracy podcast series, John Rachman, president of Terra Firma Risk Management, and I discuss the tactics used by pirate gangs in different parts of the world, particularly off the coast of Somalia. Podcast: Play in … Continue reading →

Podcast: Paying Ransoms to Pirates

by Will Miller, October 18, 2012 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom

In the second in our series of WillisWire piracy podcasts, John Rachman, president of Terra Firma Risk Management, and I discuss the tricky issue of ransom payment. Check the blog next week for the third and final installment in this series. … Continue reading →

Sudan Kidnappings Highlight Risks Facing Chinese Expansion

by Will Miller, February 9, 2012 | Posted in Asia, Kidnap & Ransom

On 28 January 2011, militants affiliated to the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM-N) kidnapped 29 Chinese workers from a company compound between El Abbassiya and Rashad (South Kordofan state). 18 other workers escaped during the raid and one victim was … Continue reading →

Piracy Scourge Continues Unabated

by Will Miller, December 19, 2011 | Posted in Kidnap & Ransom

With 214 reported attacks and 26 hijackings so far this year, Somali piracy is alive and well. Our K&R expert discusses the insurance market's response in a video. Continue reading →

Chinese Foreign Expansion Increases People Risk

by Will Miller, October 19, 2011 | Posted in Asia, Kidnap & Ransom, Political Risk

The recent kidnap of four oil workers from the Colombian subsidiary of a Chinese chemical company has highlighted a growing threat facing Chinese corporations who are expanding into higher risk territories in the global race to secure mineral resources, oil … Continue reading →