Assistance & Repatriation April 2022 Cover

The Assistance & Repatriation Review includes in-depth analysis of the growth in long-range road ambulance transfers, the challenges of providing assistance services to high-net-worth clients, and the complexities surrounding kidnap and ransom cover, as well as an interview with Charles Taylor Assistance.

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Broken Bones in a Foreign Land: Instant and coordinated response made easy through membership

Travel insurance policies are purchased to mitigate financial risk, but little thought is given to what happens in the event of an emergency on foreign soil. Travel emergency assistance and…

Quick decisions, fast-moving care

Musa Gürçay, Operation Manager for MedJET Medical Assistance, shared details of an evacuation from Turkey where a sudden change in destination meant cooperation from existing partners on the ground was…

Case study map Redpoint Travel Protection

Transporting a patient in the Antarctic

On an afternoon in late 2021, Redpoint Travel Protection was contacted by a ship’s doctor advising that a Redpoint policyholder aboard a ship to Antarctica had a sudden cardiac event…

AMREF: Experiencing health and business risks during the pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a highly heterogeneous impact. AMREF Flying Doctors share the significant domestic and international challenges in operations and business activities during the first worldwide lockdown

Wing-to-wing repatriation of a stroke patient from Cyprus to the Netherlands

marm assistance’s Medical Evacuation and Repatriation services organise bed-to-bed patient transfers with medical escorts, including the management of all regular and unexpected medical and logistical assistance, until the final destination…

The effect of Covid on pricing of European air ambulance missions

Dr. Peter Turi of TrustAir Aviation looks at the very special role the European air ambulance market has within the worldwide repatriation industry

ITIJ Speaks with Lynn Gordon - Charles Taylor Assistance

Interview: Lynn Gordon, CMO at Charles Taylor Assistance

ITIJ spoke to Lynn Gordon, Chief Medical Officer at Charles Taylor Assistance, about the changing face of the assistance industry

Kidnap and Ransom risk - Security on the front line

Kidnap and ransom risk (K&R) has changed a lot, with express kidnapping and ransomware demands now more typical industry risks. Clara Bullock spoke to assistance providers and insurers to find…