Outcast Athlete Insurer Addresses Industry Exit, Pans Critics
Chris Larcheveque says he is happy to no longer be selling disability insurance to athletes, describing the business as “dirty.” In a series of stories published last…
Chris Larcheveque says he is happy to no longer be selling disability insurance to athletes, describing the business as “dirty.” In a series of stories published last…
The massive contraction in the loss-of-value insurance market for college athletes has created a thriving economy for assigning blame. As Sportico has reported this…
On Dec. 31, Exceptional Risk Advisers, a New Jersey-based wholesale insurance broker, announced it had acquired the assets of a former competitor, International…
At a watershed moment for college athlete earning potential, the insurance industry is reducing access to a once-popular product designed to protect the future…
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…