And so has grown up a whole industry to counteract the criminals: firms offering kidnap and ransom insurance, highly paid negotiators, lawyers, and security personnel.

绑架事件的商业化催生了一个对抗犯罪分子的行业。这个行业中成员不仅包括提供绑架勒索保险的公司，也包括收取高额费用的谈判人员、律师和保安人员。

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The specialist was probably covered by the kidnap and ransom insurance policy Adobe had taken out to cover the executive and his family.

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Risk premiums for kidnap for ransom insurance or terrorism insurance will be reviewed across the north Africa region in light of the attacks, says Mr Robson.

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Others suggest that Mr Reinhart did not have kidnap insurance, and so might have been personally liable for his employee's ransom.

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