The PIU Communicator Library

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 […]

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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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