What Safe Passage International does

Safe Passage International (SPI) is a privately held, US-based specialty insurance brokerage founded in 1985 and headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, with a second office in Washington, DC. The firm brokers high-risk global travel insurance, focusing on coverage for travelers operating in war zones and other emergent geopolitical threat environments where standard commercial insurers typically decline to underwrite. Its product portfolio comprises five tailored lines: Corporate Travel Insurance, NGO/IGO Coverage (including United Nations and World Bank affiliates), Journalism/News/Documentary Films Insurance, Faith-Based Groups Travel Coverage, and Travel and Tour Operators Insurance. Each line emphasizes door-to-door coverage and bespoke policy construction rather than standardized off-the-shelf products.

Operationally, SPI runs a direct-to-consumer and direct-B2B sales motion. Distribution is handled through phone (303-304-0208 with mobile and WhatsApp options), email inquiries ([email protected]), downloadable PDF fact sheets, and segment-specific landing pages on safepassageinternational.com. The firm does not disclose pricing publicly and quotes tailored to each client's risk profile. It does not operate a proprietary digital underwriting platform beyond its website and inquiry forms, and no mobile application, API, or AI/ML-enabled product is documented in the available data.

The customer base spans large institutional buyers — including the UN and World Bank, leading media organizations, NGOs, government contractors, and quasi-governmental bodies — alongside tens of thousands of individual travelers on vacation or working abroad. The firm holds no disclosed parent company, has no public listing, and shows no recorded funding rounds, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the source data, consistent with a founder/management-controlled operating posture. The single regulatory action surfaced (a judicial review of the UK refugee family reunion scheme) refers to a similarly named UK charity, not the US insurance broker, and should not be conflated with this entity.

Name

Safe Passage International

Legal name

Safe Passage International

Website

https://spibrokers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Safe Passage International is a US specialty insurance broker that provides high-risk global travel insurance to corporate, NGO/IGO, journalist, faith-based, and tour-operator clients operating in war zones and emergent threat environments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Travel Insurance

NAICS

Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (524)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411), Accident & Health Insurance (6321)

akta.pro primary industry

Travel Insurance & Corporate Risk Transfer (Trip, Medical, Kidnap & Ransom) (THACAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Group Travel & Corporate Travel Accident Insurance (FSAJAJAK), Medical Travel Insurance (Emergency Medical, Evacuation & Repatriation) (FSAJAJAB), Travel AD&D / Common Carrier Accidental Death Insurance (FSAIALAD)

Keywords

• Specialty travel insurance
• High-risk travel coverage
• War zone insurance
• Corporate travel insurance
• Expatriate insurance brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Specialty Travel Insurance: Insurance brokerage services for travelers facing high-risk global destinations, including war zones and emergent threat environments. Serves corporate, NGO, media, faith-based, and individual traveler segments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Safe Passage International is a specialty insurance broker that arranges tailored travel insurance coverage for individuals and organizations facing high-risk and emergent threats worldwide, including war zones and geopolitically volatile destinations. The company underwrites and brokers door-to-door protection for corporate employees, NGO/IGO personnel, journalists and documentary filmmakers, faith-based groups, and tour operators, matching bespoke policies to each client's specific itinerary and risk profile. Revenue is generated through commissions on these bespoke policies rather than standardized packaged products.

Product overview

Safe Passage International is a specialty insurance broker offering high-risk global travel insurance. The company provides a portfolio of distinct insurance products tailored to different sectors: Corporate Travel Insurance for businesses, NGOs and IGOs Coverage for humanitarian organizations, Journalism/News/Documentary Films Insurance for media professionals, Faith-Based Groups Coverage, and Travel and Tour Operators Insurance. With over 30 years of experience, the company serves private companies, leading media organizations, non-governmental organizations, government contractors, UN and World Bank affiliates, and individual travelers. The portfolio is unified by its focus on protecting travelers against high-risk, emergent, and geopolitical threats worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Travel Insurance High-risk global travel insurance for corporate employees and consultants, covering emergent threats such as war from door to door. Designed for large and small private companies with staff deployed internationally into volatile regions.
• NGOs and IGOs Coverage Specialized coverage for employees, consultants, and volunteers of non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations operating in high-risk areas, including the United Nations and World Bank. Provides expansive protection for mission-critical personnel working in harm's way.
• Journalism, News, and Documentary Films Insurance Travel insurance coverage for journalists and documentary filmmakers covering stories globally, providing protection wherever they go to pursue the truth. Tailored to the cross-border mobility and high-risk environments inherent to journalism and documentary production.
• Faith-Based Groups Travel Coverage Robust travel insurance coverage for faith-based groups traveling and working globally, aligned with their conscience-driven mission work abroad.
• Travel and Tour Operators Insurance Specialty insurance coverage for tour operators with expansive, bespoke offerings for adventure travelers and global tour operations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International SOS: Largest medical and travel security services firm serving multinational corporates, NGOs, and IGOs with risk mitigation and emergency response — same buyer base (corporate travel risk managers, UN/NGO procurement) and overlapping high-risk destination coverage.
• Global Rescue: Provides travel risk management, security evacuations, and medical extraction services for individuals and organizations traveling to high-risk destinations — directly overlapping with SPI's high-risk travel coverage proposition for corporate and media clients.
• MedjetAssist: Specialty provider of medical evacuation and repatriation memberships for travelers — overlaps with SPI's door-to-door and emergency medical coverage component for high-risk destinations.
• On Call International: Travel assistance, medical evacuation, and travel insurance provider focused on international and high-risk travelers — similar product mix and customer profile to SPI.
• World Nomads: Travel insurance broker specializing in adventurous and long-haul travelers, including coverage for higher-risk activities — directly overlaps with SPI's tour operator and individual traveler book.
• Crisis24 (GardaWorld): Specialty risk management and travel security services provider offering intelligence, executive protection, and crisis response — competes for the same corporate duty-of-care and high-risk traveler budgets as SPI.

Others

• Riskline / Drum Cussac: Travel risk intelligence and security advisory providers serving corporate and NGO clients — adjacent ecosystem participants that SPI partners with or complements in the broader duty-of-care stack for high-risk travelers.

Broad incumbents

• Allianz Travel Insurance: Major travel insurance carrier serving corporate and leisure travelers globally — broad incumbent competing in adjacent travel insurance segments but without SPI's depth in war-zone and high-risk geopolitical coverage.
• AIG Travel (Travel Guard): Large multinational insurer offering broad travel insurance and assistance products including coverage for business and high-risk travel — overlapping capabilities but as part of a much wider portfolio rather than SPI's war-zone specialty focus.
• Chubb Travel Insurance: Global property & casualty insurer with a travel accident and business travel insurance line — comparable corporate travel accident coverage but embedded within a much larger diversified insurance portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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