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How Risks Change When Recreation Turns to Adventure
Aug 31 2017 // Vacationers and tourists are no longer content to sit and relax; they want adventure. The global adventure tourism market is forecast to grow by as much as 46 percent by 2020, according to the Global Adventure Tourism...
Risks Multiply When Recreation Turns to Adventure
Aug 7 2017 // Vacationers and tourists are no longer content to sit and relax; they want adventure. The global adventure tourism market is forecast to grow by as much as 46 percent by 2020, according to the Global Adventure Tourism...
W.R. Berkley Environmental and Entertainment/Sports Split to Run as Independent Units
Jun 8 2017 // W. R. Berkley Corp. has announced the formation of two independent operating units, Berkley Entertainment & Sports and Berkley Environmental. These units, which previously comprised Berkley Specialty Underwriting...
Hub International Adds Bare to Entertainment Operation in Nashville
May 16 2017 // Hub International Limited (HUB), a leading global insurance brokerage, announced the expansion of its Nashville operation through the addition of entertainment specialist Shannon Bare, joining the firm as senior vice...
Judge Sides with Insurer in Greg Allman Movie Producer Coverage Dispute
Dec 9 2016 // A California federal judge has rendered a ruling on the insurance dispute that emanated from the fatal train accident during the 2014 shooting of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider in Georgia. In a summary judgment...
Miller Appoints Griffiths to Its Sports & Entertainment Team
Nov 15 2016 // David Griffiths, who has held several top sports insurance broking and production roles in a career spanning 25 years has joined Miller’s sports and entertainment team to further boost its growth plans. Griffiths...
American Specialty Partners With Arch on Sports, Recreation, Entertainment Programs
Nov 7 2016 // Arch Insurance Group, a member of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has formed an exclusive underwriting partnership with American Specialty Insurance and Risk Services, Inc. (a division of Brown & Brown) to offer customized...
Chubb Enhances Cover for Commercial Entertainment Producers in UK & Ireland
Aug 4 2016 // Chubb said it has enhanced insurance policy wording for companies producing television and other advertising commercials in the UK & Ireland, as the creative industry sector continues to grow and its risks evolve. The...
Ironshore Introduces Political Risk Coverage For Film Producers
Jun 7 2016 // Ironshore International is introducing a specialty insurance product designed to address the risk exposure of film production companies shooting in at-risk locations worldwide. Ironshore’s Political Risk program is...
Allianz Expands Entertainment Division to NYC With New Hires
May 23 2016 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has expanded its Entertainment division with the appointment of four key hires, based in New York City. Allianz Group said...
Insuring a Lazy Saturday Afternoon: Insurance for Entertainment
Apr 18 2016 // While predictive models may not always hold up as well as we hope, luckily the weather forecast did for this sunny Saturday. After a hard week in the office, I was taking my boys out for a day at the local carnival and a...
Integro Insurance Announces O’Shea Joins UK Film & Television Team
Feb 9 2016 // Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers Holdings Ltd. announced that entertainment specialist broker Kevin O’Shea has joined Integro’s UK Film & Television team, part...
Integro Acquires UK’s Entertainment Insurance Partners Limited
Dec 15 2015 // Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Insurance Brokers Holdings Ltd. announced that it has acquired London-based Entertainment Insurance Partners Limited (EIP), the parent company of Robertson Taylor...
Allianz Launches Motorsports Unit in North America
Dec 2 2015 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) is launching a dedicated motorsports unit in North America to be led by David Cloward, Global Product leader for Live...
Integro Acquires Entertainment Risk Management, London-Based MGA
Aug 26 2015 // The insurance brokerage and risk management firm Integro Ltd. has acquired Entertainment Risk Management Ltd. (ERM), a London-based managing general agent (MGA), to augment its international entertainment practice....
XL to Acquire Entertainment Insurance Firms Allied Specialty, T.H.E Company
Aug 11 2015 // Insurer X.L. America Inc. has agreed to acquire Allied International Holdings Inc., the Florida-based holding company of Allied Specialty Insurance Inc. and T.H.E. Insurance Co., a leading insurer of the outdoor...
JLT Specialty Appoints Addison as EVP in Atlanta
Jul 10 2015 // JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. has appointed Joe Addison as executive vice president and member of the U.S. Executive Committee. Addison will be based in...
Google Suspects Movie Studios Conspired with Mississippi Attorney General
Jun 3 2015 // Google Inc. has asked a federal judge to require three major movie studios to comply with subpoenas it believes may help show they conspired with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood as he investigated the Internet search...
Are Planes Safe? Hacker Case Points to Deeper Cyber-Risk Issues
May 26 2015 // Security researcher Chris Roberts made headlines last month when he was hauled off a plane in New York by the FBI and accused of hacking into flight controls via his under seat entertainment unit. Other security...
Hub Names Jellen Managing Director of Entertainment Practice in California
Apr 27 2015 // Hub International Ltd. has named Robert Jellen as managing director of Hub’s Los Angeles, Calif.-based entertainment practice. Hub also added Seth Cohen, vice president, and Dany Rodriguez, account executive, to...
