Private Client

A Discreet Advisor

We work closely with family offices, private offices, and other trusted advisors to provide credible, reliable, and regulated advice and insurance. We have expertise across the range of complex malicious risks that concern high net worth individuals, their families and those who work with them.  This can include well-informed support for stalking or fixated persons, threats and extortion, hostile cyber, and travel risk management among other issues.

Doing the right thing the right way

We have an ambitious aim to set the global standard in our field; always ‘doing the right thing the right way’. Our Business Code of Conduct and Ethics is a handrail by which we operate. We are subject to external regulation and have robust internal governance structures and standards. To find out more please request a copy of our Operating Standards.

Our Services

As experienced specialists, we are able to help clients understand and navigate the specific challenges they face with regards to malicious risks. Our services include:

Security Governance
Independent, external reviews of your security and resilience arrangements.  Offered through the lens of a regulated business, we offer a dispassionate and professional assessment anchored in industry best practice. 
Drawing on our experience of working with the world’s most exclusive hotels and residences, we can provide detailed assessments of property and assets; either those used regularly or on a one-off basis. We have experience of producing lifestyle risk reports that can be shared with relevant third parties, who are looking for assurance that the appropriate arrangements are in place.
We help our clients build their crisis management capability, including relevant processes, training, and rehearsals. We are frequently engaged to resolve complex and unique issues or “wicked problems” , often when there is a paucity of time or an immediate urgency. We offer support to our clients through the process of finding solutions and can also identify specialists suppliers if necessary.
We are expert in securing specialist insurance including kidnap ransom and extortion, crisis response, travel (including trips to challenging environments) and a range of other malicious risk covers.
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