Latest Entertainment Headlines
All the headlines from our Entertainment Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Surfacing Emerging Risks From Covid, Cyber, Civil Unrest, Mergers, and More…
Feb 8 2021 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, societal unrest and other market forces experienced in 2020. Here are 10 industry sectors that could see new and...
Independent Film Productions Shut Down as Virus Insurance Is Hard to Find
Nov 30 2020 // For independent filmmakers, the Covid-19 pandemic has added a new hurdle to the already challenging task of lining up financing: finding insurance to cover virus-related interruptions. Lenders are demanding it, and...
Attendance Limits at Some Live Entertainment, Sports Events Easing in Houston
Sep 11 2020 // Houston officials on Sept. 9 announced new rules that would allow some live events like concerts and attendance by fans at some sporting events to resume as the positivity rate for the coronavirus in the city continued to...
SpottedRisk Acquires Completion Bonds Agency Media Guarantors
Aug 19 2020 // Entertainment insurance provider SpottedRisk has acquired Media Guarantors, a specialized managing general underwriter focused on completion bonds for the film industry. West Hollywood, Calif.-based Media Guarantors,...
Recreation Market Coming Back with Old and New Risks to Consider
Aug 10 2020 // Patrick Gavin It’s been a challenging year for many businesses, especially those in the recreation, leisure and entertainment world. But while entertainment continues to struggle, things are picking up for the...
Tolley to Lead Marsh’s New Sport, Entertainment & Media Group in UK, Ireland
Jun 25 2020 // Global insurance broker Marsh has created a dedicated Sport, Entertainment & Media (SEM) industry group in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Led by global events specialist Richard Tolley, the group brings together 60...
For Entertainment Insurance Specialists, Coronavirus Intermission Is Looking Long
Jun 12 2020 // The entertainment industry is prepping for its return to work after a near total shutdown from COVID-19. For the entertainment industry and the insurance brokers serving this sector, what that return to work will look is...
Entertainment on the Road
May 18 2020 // Much like TV and film, touring musical acts have also been hit hard, said Shannon Bare, senior vice president, HUB Entertainment practice, who has specialized in insuring touring artists for about 15 years. In his view,...
It’s a Wrap For Entertainment, at Least for Now
May 18 2020 // The entertainment industry is prepping for its return to work after a near total shutdown from COVID-19. What the future holds for the entertainment industry and insurance brokers serving this sector remains unclear,...
Insurance Office of America Adds Paul to Entertainment Division in California
Mar 17 2020 // Insurance Office of America has added Keith Paul to its entertainment division as a risk management consultant. Paul will be based in the Encino, Calif. office. Before joining IOA, he was a client executive at NFP in its...
Ohio’s McGowan, Allied Specialty Partner on Amusement/Entertainment Insurance
Feb 13 2020 // Fairview Park, Ohio-based The McGowan Companies has entered into a joint venture with Allied Specialty Insurance Inc., a subsidiary of AXA’s property/casualty and specialty risk division, AXA XL, forming McGowan...
3 Steps to Keep the Cameras Rolling for Entertainment Clients In Hurricane Season
Aug 29 2019 // The magic of the movies has the power to transport theater goers to distant lands, faraway places and, in some cases, entirely different planets. Television shows are no exception, and the power of set design is a...
Ripley Entertainment Settles Some Missouri Duck Boat Lawsuits
Jul 15 2019 // A company that owns a duck boat that sank on a Missouri lake last summer, killing 17 people, said that it has settled or is in the process of settling more than half of the lawsuits it faces. KYTV reports that Ripley...
Supreme Court Accepts 3 Cases Seeking to Limit Lawsuits Against Businesses
Jun 11 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court bolstered its next term with three new business cases, agreeing to consider curbing lawsuits over environmental cleanups, employee retirement plans and allegations of racial bias. The justices said...
UK’s Integro Offers Piracy Protection Cover for Entertainment Industry
Feb 8 2019 // Integro Insurance Brokers, the UK insurance broker and risk management firm, announced it is offering Piracy Protection Insurance for the entertainment industry. The firm’s Piracy Protection Insurance is designed to...
Phillips to Head Allianz Global Entertainment Business in North America
Dec 6 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty reported that Wanda Phillips will take on responsibility as the North America regional head of Entertainment, effective January 1, 2019. Phillips will replace Sue McGuirl who has...
Hub Entertainment Adds Shomaker to Nashville Team
Jun 14 2018 // Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage, has expanded its Nashville operation through the addition of entertainment specialist Taylor Shomaker, who has joined the firm as vice president. Shomaker has spent...
Carbon Dioxide Leak at Tennessee Entertainment Venue Sends 3 Employees to Hospital
Mar 7 2018 // Authorities say a carbon dioxide leak at a Tennessee variety show venue led to the hospitalization of three employees and the evacuation of hundreds. Pigeon Forge Fire Department Chief Tony Watson tells news outlets...
California Law Preventing Actor Ages from Being Posted Struck Down
Feb 22 2018 // A California law that sought to prevent age discrimination in the entertainment industry by blocking a popular Hollywood website from posting the ages of actors was struck down Tuesday as unconstitutional. U.S. District...
Sexual Harassment: Employment Liability Tipping Point
Jan 8 2018 // From Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein to famed television journalist Matt Lauer, to thousands of others speaking out through the social media movement #MeToo, sexual harassment allegations from individuals who claim to...
