The debate about whether event organisers need insurance cover may have gone slightly differently three years ago . Since the outbreak of Covid-19 where only a few companies had a communicable disease extension insurance in place , we have witnessed mass cancellations due to RMT rail strikes , combined with a 10-day period of mourning after the Queen ’ s death . And who knows what is around the corner next . But with organisers increasingly |
working under tight margins , there may be a tug of war between taking on insurance and cost saving measures . A discussion around the subject was a key session at EN Indy Conference on 21 October . The panel was chaired by Mash Media managing director Julian Agostini , joined by three experts in the field : John Rice , divisional director of Howden Insurance Brokers , George Tsangari , Group CFO at Montgomery Group and Mark Symons , underwriter at Convex . |
Do we need insurance ? Agostini began by asking the group whether organisers actually need cover to protect |
their events .
“ That ’ s something that each entity needs to make their own decision on ,” said
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