Sports Insurance Rates Poised to Jump in 2021 After Pandemic Losses
As teams and leagues manage the impact of lost ticket sales and reduced media payouts from COVID-19 as well as uncertainty in the year ahead, there’s another problem to…
As teams and leagues manage the impact of lost ticket sales and reduced media payouts from COVID-19 as well as uncertainty in the year ahead, there’s another problem to…
Major League Baseball and its 30 franchises recently joined the list of sports organizations to sue their insurance companies over refusals to pay out policies for…
In the latest sports industry example of a dispute over which business ought to absorb pandemic-related financial losses, the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC have…
The coronavirus pandemic caused the cancellation of the 2020 minor league baseball season. But what role did the government play in “causing” the pandemic? This question…
The cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season has sparked a legal battle over who should absorb the financial loss. A litigation in Pennsylvania illustrates…
The Fall 2020 semester will be unlike any other. According to data compiled by The Chronicle for Higher Education, approximately 34% of colleges have gone fully or…
As fans, attorneys and health care professionals debate the wisdom of requiring college athletes to sign COVID-19 liability waivers, Sportico has learned that the NCAA’s…
As the Big Ten and Pac-12 become the latest conferences to cancel sports this fall, Sportico has learned that some schools are worried that potential insurance costs…
No matter what happens, the 10-year contract Patrick Mahomes signed with the Kansas City Chiefs will make him among the richest athletes of the modern era. The deal is…
As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages on, an inevitable legal battle awaits the sports industry. Pitting leagues, event organizers and venues against insurance companies, the…