As one of the world’s leading independent providers of kidnap and ransom insurance, Lockton has the resources and expertise required to deliver informed and effective solutions that safeguards your family, employees or business from criminal activity.
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As one of the world’s leading independent providers of kidnap and ransom insurance, Lockton has the resources and expertise to deliver informed and effective solutions that safeguard your family, employees, or business from the fallout of kidnap, ransom and extortion.
Kidnap and ransom insurance not only covers abduction through to unlawful detention, it extends to extortion against property – covering reimbursement of ransom, business interruption, PR costs, aftercare to victims and beyond. Many of these events cross international borders, which is why Lockton’s dedicated, experienced kidnap and ransom team operates seamlessly worldwide.
Crucially, our policies provide direct, 24-hour access to highly-trained crisis consultants, who will respond immediately in the event of an incident. These consultants have extensive backgrounds in hostage negotiation from various organisations, including Special Forces and international security services.
We have access to exclusive insurers and will ensure that you are provided with the most appropriate, responsive cover at all times. Client confidentiality is an absolute priority to our team, and should you need to make a claim, our experienced consultants will work with you to resolve this as quickly and seamlessly as possible.

Our Services
What we cover
Kidnap and ransom
Extortion
Loss of ransom during transit
Legal liability
Additional expenses
Personal accident
Unlimited expenses of crisis response consultant
Other available policy extensions
Emergency political repatriation and relocation
Loss of earnings due to an extortion or a contingent extortion
Express kidnap
Threat expenses
Hostage crisis
Disappearance investigation
Child abduction
Assault
Crisis management response
As soon as an incident occurs, your crisis response consultants will act immediately, sending at least one consultant to the kidnap location and one to the head office HQ. These highly trained responders will be there to advise you throughout the incident process – no matter how long it takes.

Crisis Management Solutions
Discover more about how Lockton's experienced team can help you react immediately and effectively in the event of a crisis.
Looking for wholesale solutions?
Our team of highly skilled wholesale specialists provide global property and liability programme design and placement services. We'll deliver cost-effective, responsive and highly bespoke solutions that match both the needs and future goals of every client
Find out moreOur Kidnap and Ransom Insurance Team

Matthew Humphries
Head of Crisis Management
matthew.humphries@uk.lockton.com
+44 020 7933 2044

Helen Sandford
Assistant Vice President, Crisis Management, Special Contingency, Active Assailant
helen.sandford@lockton.com
+44 20 7933 2346

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