Once you’re above the preteen years, kidnap and ransom sounds like a rather exotic peril…something that only happens to drug kingpins on shadowy, private islands. But the threat for adults is real, especially for high net worth individuals who travel internationally. How real? Well, author Ann Auerbach spent two years chronicling kidnap and ransom cases and estimated more than 30,000 … Read More
Fine Art Insurance: FBI’s Top 10 Art Crimes
Fine Art Insurance: FBI’s Top 10 Art Crimes Iraq National Museum. In 2003, 10,000 artifacts were taken by U.S. Department of Defense contractors who used them as gifts or bribes. Seven to ten thousand remain missing. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Two men dressed as Boston police entered the museum during St. Patrick’s Day, tied up the night guards, and stole … Read More