Should You Pay Ransoms? (Video)

by Derek Gard | September 7, 2025

Featured Video Play Icon

This video is a podcast with insurance executive and international advisor Derek Gard and focuses primarily on NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations), MSOs (Mission-Sending Organizations), and other international organizations. He discusses ransom insurance policies, the prevailing thoughts on ransoms, and other best practices for organizations.

Read about a similar story here.

Learn about Derek Gard’s monthly newsletter for international organizations.

Having trouble viewing the video? Watch just the video here.

Last Updated: March 27th, 2026.

Further Reading

Featured Video Play Icon

Business Income and Extra Expense Coverage for Childcare Programs

October 20, 2022

See insurance for childcare here. Last Updated: March 26, 2026.

Read more

A Great Resource to Help with Ministry HR!

A Great Resource to Help with Ministry HR!

January 9, 2025

In years of doing HR teaching and training, I have often said that the best HR professionals are not defined by what they know, but by the...

Read more

Join Our Mailing List

Name(Required)
First Last
Email(Required)
Organization Name
Please contact me to discuss insurance needs for an individual or organization
Please contact me to discuss insurance needs for an individual or organization
Type of Insurance Need
- Churches and Ministries
- Nonprofit and Social Services
- Camps and Recreation
- Education
- Personal
- Business
Phone Number
Service Address
Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Insurance coverage should not be considered bound unless/until written verification is received from an authorized representative of American Church Group or Bitner-Henry Insurance Agency. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses.