India ranks second to Mexico on a list of kidnapping hotspots ahead of Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria. For specialty underwriters sitting in global reinsurance markets like London, India has a dubious distinction. It ranks second only to Mexico on a list of kidnapping hotspots—ahead of Pakistan, Iraq and Nigeria. The ranking is published by Control risk.
“The rankings are based not on insured events but on actual cases reported. India stands out because of the sheer numbers and the vast spread of the population in remote areas,” according to Sanjay Radhakrishnan, CEO of JLT Independent Insurance Brokers, the Indian arm of UK’s JLT Group which has been arranging K&R cover for corporates for 25 years.”
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