Our Sports insurance team's consultative approach enables sports teams and organizations to achieve business goals through innovative, comprehensive, data-driven insurance and risk management solutions.

Experience and global resources help sports organizations minimize risk

Sports teams and organizations of all sizes deal regularly with multiple risk exposures — both on and off the field — that can have a profound impact on their operations. The Gallagher Sports insurance team recognizes that the multifaceted landscape of sports entertainment, with its numerous events, participants and venues, presents a diverse spectrum of risks and insurance considerations.

Our team of experienced professionals collaborates with you to understand your organization's unique exposures or vulnerabilities. Our professionals are knowledgeable about all aspects of the sports insurance industry and have access to a network of global resources, including comprehensive data analytics that help your organization make better, more informed decisions about risk strategies.

Gallagher's numerous partnerships with a wide range of sports organizations also help us interpret your insurance challenges and provide meaningful risk mitigation solutions.

Serving an extensive range of sports industry clients

The Sports insurance team works with a wide range of clients and their affiliated entities, including:

  • Professional sports teams and organizations
  • Semi-professional sports teams and organizations
  • College and university sports programs
  • Nonprofit sports organizations
  • National sports leagues
  • Stadium and arena owners and operators
  • Stadium and arena developers and contractors
  • esports organizations

Leveraging the power of Gallagher to create comprehensive solutions

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We understand the predominant goals and objectives of sports organizations, from increasing brand loyalty to maximizing revenue streams to profitability and more. We also know how to overcome the unique challenges you may face — like lawsuits stemming from media liability, cyber issues or playing games outside the US — and create comprehensive insurance and risk management programs that help keep your game plan on track.

Access to Gallagher's global network of resources means we can perform the due diligence necessary to help advise clients on potential exposures and insurance needs for everything from foodborne illness and liquor liability at stadiums or arenas to the expansion of digital platforms and esports.

Promising people excellence in everything we do

We pride ourselves on an unmatched level of care and concern for our clients coupled with comprehensive, reliable knowledge of the sports insurance industry.

Not only do we have insurance and risk management professionals navigating the marketplace and providing counsel to clients, we've partnered with industry practitioners (think risk manager for a large university system or sports organization) who serve as consultants. The experience and knowledge of these industry practitioners enhances the level of consulting and value that we bring to the clients operating in those spaces.

From allegations of sexual harassment to wrongful termination of a coach or player, we understand the extreme sensitivity claims have on an organization's reputation. We provide extra counsel and guidance from our senior claims' professionals to ensure claims are mitigated appropriately and to the expectation of your organization.

Even in areas that we might not officially support, our team can provide guidance and resources to help sports organizations maximize positive outcomes. In the NFL, for example, league relations and governance are of utmost importance to executives of sports franchises, as is maintaining relationships with players, unions and other league committees regarding collective bargaining agreements, contracts and negotiations. We can add value to the process through sharing the best practices we've learned and developed from a risk management perspective.

Success story: Saving a client millions of dollars on a stadium project

The challenge

Multiple general contractors were bidding on a large, complex stadium project with significant variances in insurance and risk cost allocations and contractual terms.

The solution

We participated in designing the general contractor request for proposal (RFP) and developed a comparison of the key contractual issues and insurance and risk cost allocations.

The result

We compared the contractual terms and insurance and risk costs to our construction cost data analytics and negotiated each of them in favor of our client, saving the stadium project millions of dollars.

Using people, resources and processes to help you succeed

By effectively leveraging the knowledge and skills of our global network of insurance professionals and their extensive resources, we help sports organizations protect assets, reduce total cost of risk and achieve their business objectives.

Meet the Sports Insurance leader

Sports Insurance Summary

  • Knowledgeable team with access to worldwide resources
  • Employ a consultative approach to client relationships
  • Leverage data analytics, research to help clients make more informed
  • Deliver premium service for high visibility claims

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