Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced it has acquired Hencilla Canworth GI Ltd., a leading British independent specialist performing arts insurance broker. Founded in 1981, based in Croydon, UK, and trading since 2021 as Hencilla Canworth GI Ltd., Hencilla …
Lockton Caribbean & Central America (CCA) announced the launch of the insurance broking industry’s first Entertainment & Sports practice focusing exclusively on the region. The new practice within Lockton CCA – the Miami-based wholesale insurance and reinsurance operation focused on …
New Jersey-headquartered Specialty Program Group (SPG) said it has acquired ESP Insurance Brokerage, a national insurance broker and program administrator for the sports, events and promotion marketing and entertainment industries. Terms were not disclosed. Headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, ESP offers …
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of a Sports & Entertainment Industry Group to support sports & entertainment (S&E) organizations and entertainment professionals seeking to identify, mitigate and transfer risks associated with the sector. Ian Tomlin, head of …
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 drop. Events …
While professional sports leagues can ponder plans to isolate their athletes from the coronavirus and have them play in unusual, even secluded places, college sports have no such option. Pro sports leagues can get creative with solutions to save their …
A 12-year-old boy who fell from a rock climbing wall at a North Carolina trampoline park has died. News outlets report Altitude Trampoline Park in Gastonia closed Friday out of respect for the boy’s family. Police say he died Thursday …
Monica Rusch’s work was easier when the Houston Astros were losers. She was accustomed to worrying about fans being hit by balls, drunks getting too rowdy, players suffering injuries, thieves breaking into parked cars, slips and falls in the stands, …
Operators of zip lines, climbing walls and similar devices must register them with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and make sure they comply with state law by July 1. A new law was passed in 2016 directing the department to …
NIF Group has partnered with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. as the exclusive carrier for its Bowling Center Program. The program targets bowling center risks as well as those offering some ancillary entertainment. Coverages offered on an admitted basis include property, …
