Former
Lead FBI Negotiator Christopher Voss Joins Insite to Head
Practice
NEW YORK, July 27, 2009 - Due to the global economic downturn
international kidnapping for ransoms is on the rise. By some
estimates, on any given day there are between one and six
Americans being held as an international hostage. To help
protect its high net worth and corporate clients and to
provide the best possible negotiation services available,
Insite Security has formally launched its Kidnapping
Resolution Practice.
This new division for Insite will be led by internationally
acclaimed kidnapping negotiator Christopher Voss. Mr. Voss has
worked over 150 kidnappings worldwide and has been trained by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Scotland Yard and
Harvard University. During his tenure with the FBI, Mr. Voss
climbed up the ranks to become the bureau's lead international
kidnapping negotiator at the Crisis Negotiation Unit based at
Quantico. Prior to that, Mr. Voss was a member of the New York
City Joint Terrorist Task Force.
"Most of our clients carry some form of kidnapping insurance,
but the problem with these policies is the incentive
structure. Insurance companies are incented to negotiate the
lowest fee possible to secure the return of a kidnap victim,"
said Christopher Falkenberg, founder and president of Insite
Security. "Sadly most families or companies do not know that
they can bring in their own negotiator to resolve these
situations. By bringing in someone that is not incented by
price constraints, the likelihood of a quick and safe return
improves."
According to Mr. Voss, "The first twenty-four hours of a
kidnapping are always the most critical. Each negotiation is
unique and you need someone who has been through the process
dozens of times in order to be effective. My goal in any
negotiation is to get the victim home as quickly as possible.
As long as my client is committed to that goal I will bring
the person home."
"Chris Voss has unique expertise in the field. He is, simply
put, one of the world's most experienced and effective hostage
negotiators. We could think of no better person to lead this
practice," said Mr. Falkenberg.
The Kidnapping Resolution practice is the most recent
extension of Insite Security's full-service security and risk
management services offered to corporations and high net worth
individuals and families. The company recently launched its
global medical concierge service with WorldClinic and plans on
rolling out new offerings in the coming months.
Insite will also be launching a series of online seminars on
security issues affecting corporations and high net worth
families. Look for Mr. Voss to present on kidnapping, ransom
negotiation and keeping your family and staff safe.
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About Insite Security
Insite Security specializes in personal security for high net
worth individuals as well as large national and multi-national
corporations. The company regularly consults with Fortune 1000
companies and high net worth individuals on threat assessments
and management, executive and family protection, security
training, evacuation training, workplace security, disaster
recovery planning. Insite also consults on security management
in such areas as outsourced security management, threat and
vulnerability assessments, information security and executive
and family protection. Its business continuity planning helps
corporate leaders in crisis management and disaster recovery
planning, often through testing and simulations. Insite also
offers investigative services, providing background
investigations, due diligence, litigation support and identity
theft resolution. |
Insite
Security Launches Kidnapping Resolution Practice
