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…
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MLB Sues for Billions as Pandemic Lawsuits Parse the Meaning of ‘Or’
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…
Atlanta Falcons Sue Insurers as City Loses Sports Revenue
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…
Minor League Clubs Lose Insurance Case Claiming Government Cancelled Season
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…
Yankees’ Minor League Insurance Fight Sheds Light on Pandemic Claims
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…
Answering Three Key Legal Questions on College Sports in the Pandemic
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…
COVID-19 Waivers Face Off Against Catastrophic Insurance for College Athletes
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…
Could Student Athlete Health Insurance Delay Return of College Sports?
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…
Insuring Patrick Mahomes’s Massive Contract
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…
Cancellations Set the Stage for Sports vs Insurance Industry Showdown
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…
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