(Product Extortion Insurance)
In cases of product extortion companies become victims of extortion. Threatening to damage, destroy or to contaminate its products shall induce the company to pay a ransom to the blackmailers. This is the kind of risk product extortion insurance deals with. Thereby the ransom itself is usually the minor part of the risk. All the more loss in sales and reputation as well as risk management is the major topic in this insurance segment.