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Great North Run organisers could 'struggle' to put on this year's event without Government support Sir Brendan Foster says mass events like the Run cannot get insurance and need the Government to help with an indemnity scheme Updated Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee o...

Organisers will be given up to £300,000 in compensation should the test events have to be cancelled.

Nine in ten live events could be scrapped this summer without urgent intervention by the Government, industry experts warn.  The Let Live Thrive campaign led by insurance investor John Kinder has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden to underwrite cancellation insurance for festivals, stadium sports, theatre productions, and even weddings, among other events.  The campaign proposes a scheme similar to the Pool Re cover set up after the terrorist attacks of the 1990s.  Under threat: A survey by the Association of Independent Festivals found 92.5 per cent of orga...

Share This has left events companies in a jam. After no shows in 2020, they cannot afford to risk their remaining cash preparing for events in 2021 with no idea what the New Year will bring. Artists such as Celine Dion have already cancelled tours for the year ahead. And so several events companies have teamed up with insurer Hiscox and a clutch of brokers to lobby for help.  The Let Live Thrive campaign, which is also backed by a flock of MPs and peers, has written to Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden urging the Government to provide contingency insurance. This would mean that if any events w...

A string of events including the London Marathon face cancellation next year over a row about who will insure them. Organisers of some of the largest events in next year’s calendar are preparing to abandon their plans as insurers are refusing to cover them for any Covid-related disruption. In a last-ditch attempt to keep the events industry afloat, bosses and insurers are heading a campaign calling on the taxpayer to provide cover instead. The Let Live Thrive campaign – which is backed by MPs such as Tory culture committee chairman Julian Knight and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey – is urgi...