The Government is not your Insurance Policy

It is absurd that two decades after 9/11, Americans are still talking and thinking about how to protect themselves within this era. The threat to Americans safety and healthcare abroad has got worse. Absurdly, even the American Government does not precisely know her citizens currently reside in overseas countries. However, even if one has to go by the state published estimate, around 9 million United States citizens live overseas. As a result, the Government must take care of the safety and health of its citizens, who contribute significantly to the nations growth. Practically, following multiple incidents like in Vietnam and Kabul, it is no doubt that the Government cannot provide health insurance and safety to citizens staying abroad. Nevertheless, organizations like Gray Ghost Solution that have demonstrated a robust capability in crisis management in securing the safety and health of its clients should be given a chance to help protect Americans abroad during any crisis (Okano-Heijmans and Caesar-Gordon, 2016).

Subsequently, the current terrorism trend has also targeted Americans citizens and properties from other jurisdictions. For example, in Nairobi, Kenya, the American embassy was bomb blasted by the terrorist in 1998, inflicting many injuries to the Americans and workers in Kenya then. The aftermath was a dire need for the safety of Americans who survived the attack and proper medical care for those who got various injuries. Unfortunately, during such circumstances, the American citizens are left to rely on the mercy of the host countries that cannot provide appropriate care. Such incidences remind us about the safety and healthcare wellbeing of Americans citizens staying abroad. As witnessed during the evacuation process at Kabul, the Government does not have precise data of the American citizens residing in Afghanistan, thus, hindering the evacuation plan further. It is, therefore, no doubt that the Government cannot provide any health and safety assurance to citizens abroad (Fitzpatrick, 2013).

Moreover, the amount of money and resources the country currently spends to enhance its national security is also huge. For instance, in the year 2004, after 9/11, the countrys budget on defense plus expenditures in Afghanistan and Iraq was about $547 billion, which was a rapid surge in security spending. Such rise in security spending necessitates the establishment of serious organizations that can take care of the Americans citizens safety during any crisis in foreign countries. Consequently, such surge in security spending has transformed the landscape, thus, calling for reevaluation and reflection. Take, for example, some agencies have been invented and redesigned, others discarded. Some private firms have reformed their relationship with American people abroad, providing crisis management solutions to American citizens (Okano-Heijmans and Caesar-Gordon, 2016).

Equally, United States personnel and diplomatic facilities conduct high-risk, high threat diplomatic engagement, hence, susceptible to attacks that may jeopardize the American relationship with other nations. Such significant threats highlight the need to ensure the health and safety of American diplomats in foreign states are guaranteed. For instance, since the 1960s, terrorism activities targeting diplomats have been on the rise. The terror groups target diplomats due to their vital contribution towards the success of the war against terrorism. Moreover, diplomats are considered the representative character and the symbolic identity of the U.S. government; therefore, they are not only in the midst of political battle but also directly in the firing target of terror groups seeking to thwart counter-terrorism activities. Consequently, there are significant challenges for the American diplomats that seek to achieve their mission within the associated risks and create balance on High-risk, high threat diplomatic engagement. The paradigm in crisis management is timely access to competent and appropriate...

…its challenges, with companies like International SOS failing to provide good services to their clients as contract policy stipulates. ISOS has in the past branded itself as an international health cover broker and insurance advisors that work only to achieve the interest of their client and not of those International Medical Insurance Providers. Besides, the international Health cover brokers can only get paid by the health insurance company after successfully recruiting a client who purchases an insurance plan. As a result, they misinform most clients to buy plans not suitable for their needs (Cordesman, 2016).

Nonetheless, a few medical insurance companies provide top-quality and timely services to their clients. For example, Gray Ghost solution, a crisis management firm that concentrates on securing clients health and safety needs. Gray Ghost Solution is Unique from other companies providing medical insurance due to their outstanding medical professional staff licensed to travel, operate medical evacuation, and provide remote healthcare. The organization also offers advanced training and private security to the military, private organizations, and the Government. Moreover, the organizations CEO, Mr. Aric gray, had initially worked at the U.S. Department of State as the directorate of Protective medicine for five years; hence, he understands the safety and logistical requirements to protect their clients during emergencies. Gray Ghost solution also creates customized products that suit individual clients needs and interests. G2 is currently the most trusted provider of unique solutions to complexity, risks, adversity, and medicine (Okano-Heijmans and Caesar-Gordon, 2016).

To conclude, corporate organizations that care about their employees safety and health abroad during any crisis or emergency should never again hope for government intervention. History has indicated that citizens will be left on their own during such a crisis. Therefore, corporate organizations should purchase or hire an established organization like G2 to safeguard their workers overseas (Fitzpatrick,…