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1) Article ~ Expat Checklist - Do your research
2) Recent World News Items
3) Article ~ Kidnap & Ransom Insurance - No Longer a Luxury
4) Feature Resource
5) Thank you

Expat Checklist - Do your research
by Michael Kettner

Wow, do you have an opportunity or what? You have just been asked
by your boss to travel to a foreign country as your personal
expertise is required for a specialized task that only you can
perform. You are thrilled as this is an opportunity that you have
been dreaming of for some time now. However you are keen enough to
know that there will be challenges to face before you head out of
the country.

In the following paragraphs it is my goal to provide you with the
first item that should be on your task list for the journey ahead.
There are many items to consider but the number one consideration
for your future endeavor should be knowing more about the location
you are headed.

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Recent World News Items

• You're Fired: Those words say the same thing in any language, but
  their legal meaning may vary drastically from country to country
• US Pay Increases to Lag China, India and Eastern Europe in 2007
• The beat goes on; The global merger boom
  

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Kidnap & Ransom Insurance - No Longer a Luxury
by Darren Fisher, Benefits Consultant, DC Benefits Solutions*

North American companies are active in every corner of the globe.
Executives and employees are traveling abroad more than ever before.
Companies are sending individuals, small teams and less often,
larger groups of management and production workers. Although
attitudes are changing, special risk services like body guards,
specialized transportation and particularly kidnap, ransom, &
detention insurance coverage are often characterized as a luxury
not a necessity. In reality, kidnap and ransom insurance is
becoming a necessary risk management tool all businesses should
consider and, in some areas of the world, a fundamental component of
ex-pat coverage.

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