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Since 1977, multinationals have called on The Ackerman Group for counsel on a broad range of security and investigative issues. Our professionalism is broadly acknowledged, and tenacity and resourcefulness have earned us a reputation as the resource of last resort for beleaguered corporate decision-makers.

We serve some 65 of America’s top 100 multinationals. We are best known for our specialization in counterterrorism – analyzing risks , protecting personnel and property , and managing kidnappings and other crises . But our innovative investigations are winning us an enthusiastic following in this area as well.

For the past 31 years, we have been retained by the Chubb Corporation to respond to emergencies in behalf of holders of its Kidnap Ransom and Extortion insurance. More about us.

Of Special Interest

At least eight people were killed in the wee hours of 31 August when a gang of men tossed Molotov cocktails into the Castillo del Mar bar in the beach resort of Cancun. It appears that the bar’s owner had refused an extortion demand by the gang.

At about midnight on 25 August, 15 people were injured when a fragmentation grenade exploded in a bar in the beach resort of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State. Four lost limbs. Although it is assumed that the incident was linked to internecine warfare between drug gangs, the governor of Jalisco, implausibly labeled it accidental.

Puerto Vallarta, like Cancun, is a popular destination for foreign tourists, but there was no indication that any of the victims in either attack were foreigners.

While necessary visits may be undertaken to Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and other resort areas, personnel should not venture outside hotel compounds. It is singularly unwise to patronize local night clubs.