Timing is Everything.
 Political risk insurance is rarely available when needed.

For a political risk consultant to be of added value to a project or investment they should be brought into the discussion at the planning stage. This rarely occurs in real life, but it is worth mentioning as an ideal. On a practical level political risk insurance can be a tool for reducing costs associated with financing overseas projects. That’s because lenders have innate fears about Nationalization, Expropriation, Terrorism, War, and Revolution. Long before project principals decide to purchase political risks insurance a consultant can explore a myriad of options offered by unlikely sources.