Contingency
Our team have vast experience advising on issues relating to contingency insurance claims. Our experience includes advising on coverage for claims arising from event cancellations, postponement, abandonment, interruption and relocation. We have particular experience advising London market and Lloyd’s insurers on coverage disputes arising from high profile concert cancellations resulting from weather, non-appearance and natural disasters.
Where necessary we can call on the expertise of our dedicated media team. We have experience in the music, entertainment, TV and sport industries where our experience includes advising on tour delays and cancellations, including experience working on coverage points with respect to film, television and video production.
Examples of work
- Cancellation of major entertainment production following the Japan earthquake.
- Cancellation/change of venue for major sporting event and linked hospitality cancellation policy issues following an earthquake in Christchurch.
- Cancellation of entertainment production following flooding in Cincinnati.
- Postponement claim for Latin American Indy car race in Brazil following flooding and accidents on the track on the first scheduled race day.
- Refund claims for Japanese delegates in respect of American conference, following Japan earthquake.
- Claim for loss of profit at exhibition in Australia when essential equipment delayed due to road flooding.
- Refund claims following heavy traffic/waterlogging at outdoor music event which caused patrons to be delayed entering the site and to miss part of the concert.
- Refund claims for cancellation of English sporting events following lack of play due to adverse weather conditions.
- Refund and liability considerations following stage collapses at outdoor music venues.
- Cancellation of music concerts/plays due to illness of singer/lead actor.
- Non-appearance claim arising from Bollywood event at the O2 arena.
- Cancellation of international polo match due to non-appearance of patron.
- Cancellation of West End musical production due to stage malfunction.