Take Cover! The growing need for Insurance
Amid uncertainty, adequate insurance is vital for live entertainment workers. Gordon Masson speaks to key brokers before another hectic year.
Feature By Gordon Masson | 16 February 2026
While the rewards for completing a successful tour or event can be lucrative, the risks involved in organising such enterprises are growing, with everything from extreme weather and war to travel delays and mental health issues included in the reasons behind show postponements or cancellations.
But despite the plethora of potential hazards that exist to jeopardise touring acts, and the professionals who support them, insurance premiums for the live entertainment sector have actually been falling lately.
“Post-Covid, we lost quite…