Live Events Reinsurance Scheme - 27 September 2021
DCMS has published the details of its Live Events Reinsurance Scheme that was announced a couple of weeks ago. The key features of the scheme have been summarised below by Kurt from the Tourism Alliance and are as follows:
- It a cost indemnification scheme which protects against costs incurred due to the event being legally unable to happen due to new government COVID restrictions.
- The scheme will cover live events that are open to the general public and are physically located in the UK. This includes live music events, festivals, sports events, trade shows and business events. Private events such as weddings and parties would not be covered.
- In order to be eligible, event organisers must purchase the relevant cover from participating insurers within the scheme. Event organisers must also have or purchase a standard events cancellation policy (or a policy which includes event cancellation coverage) provided at least in part by a participating insurer – the cover backed by the scheme will not be offered on a standalone basis.
- Premium is set at 5% of the total value of insured costs (plus Insurance Premium Tax).
- Claims will be subject to an excess of 5% of the value of the insured costs or £1,000 (whichever is higher) per policy.
- Event organisers can purchase cover up to the full cost of their event, irrespective of when those costs are incurred.
- Cover must be purchased at least 8 weeks prior to the event taking place. This requirement will however not apply for the first 12 weeks of the scheme.
- The government’s expectation is that participating insurers will pay no brokerage in connection with the scheme and no deductions for such brokerage will be made to any premiums paid by insurers to DCMS in connection with the scheme.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1019546/UK_Live_Events_Reinsurance_Scheme.pdf