News: Insurance

Launch of COVID-19 insurance brings certainty to events

Aiming to help more performers and event industry professionals return to work, the Victorian Government has today launched Australia’s first COVID-19 event insurance. The 12-month…

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Dec 15, 2021 Entertainment / Events / Insurance / Venues /

 
 

Wellington City Council pays $3.6 million to cover COVID-19 cancellation of art event

Wellington City Council has paid out $3.6 million to the World of WearableArt (WOW) event which was forced to cancel for a second successive year due to COVID-19 restrictions. With the…

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Dec 7, 2021 Entertainment / Events / Finance / Insurance / Safety /

 
 

Small Business Ombudsman’s report calls for a Discretionary Mutual Fund as solution for amusement and attractions insurance challenges

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has today released the final report into the insurance crisis facing Australia’s amusement, attractions…

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Dec 6, 2021 Attractions / Entertainment / Insurance / Tourism / Waterparks /

 
 

Live music and entertainment industry urges Governments to deliver national insurance scheme as Omicron threatens recovery

A government-backed insurance scheme is being called for by the live music and entertainment industry as the emergence of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant has placed the industry on high…

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Nov 30, 2021 Entertainment / Events / Finance / Government / Insurance /

 
 

Federal Government rejects call for national event insurance scheme

The Federal Government has rejected recommendations from a Senate committee inquiry that called for a national insurance guarantee to protect events cancelled by COVID-19 restrictions.…

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Nov 22, 2021 Entertainment / Events / Finance / Government / Insurance /

 
 

Risk management the key to way out of attractions industry’s insurance crisis

The reported insurance crisis in Australia’s attractions industry and related sectors could be reduced if operators adopted higher standards of risk management according to Adrian…

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Nov 18, 2021 Attractions / Events / Insurance / Legal / Safety /

 
 

EVANZ announce new insurance partnership to benefit members

The Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand (EVANZ) have partnered with insurance industry leader Apex Insurance and risk management consultancy Reliance Risk to offer a new scheme…

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Nov 16, 2021 Entertainment / Insurance / Safety / Security / Venues /

 
 

Australia’s first on-demand adventure and sport insurance offers $6 a day cover

A new insurtech start-up - Flip - has launched Australia’s first on-demand injury cover offering adventurous and sporting Australians the chance to stay protected for $6 a day. Flip…

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Nov 15, 2021 Insurance / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

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