All the headlines from our Entertainment Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 18 2013 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has hired Tim Troester as vice president of entertainment and sports. Troester was formerly with US Risk Insurance Group Inc., and Hays Cos. NAS’ Entertainment and Sports...
Nov 29 2012 // New Orleans-based Maginnis Film & Entertainment Insurance Services LLC (MFEIS) and Reiff & Associates LLC announced a strategic partnership to provide insurance to the film and entertainment industries in Louisiana...
Jul 23 2012 // Families of victims and survivors of the deadly shooting at the Batman movie who seek to sue Warner Bros. and other companies behind “The Dark Knight Rises” are unlikely to get very far.The main reason, legal...
Jun 22 2012 // K&K Insurance Group, Inc. has added a new optional sexual abuse and molestation coverage (SAM) available for most e-commerce sport, leisure and entertainment risk purchasing programs (RPG) including: Amateur sports...
Jun 18 2012 // Americans love their sports and entertainment, and right now so does the insurance industry. Insurers are renewing their focus on this class where they see potential, even in the midst of what seems like a never-ending...
May 21 2012 // Americans love their sports and entertainment, and right now so does the insurance industry. Insurers are renewing their focus on this class where they see potential, even in the midst of what seems like a never-ending...
May 7 2012 // Several parents were caught off guard when two Wichita, Kan., companies that provide inflatable rides canceled reservations at the last minute.Last June, Moonwalks for Fun’s license to provide inflatable rides was...
May 7 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Bessleman & LittleArthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Besselman & Little Agency of Baton Rouge, La. Founded in 1986, Besselman & Little Agency offers a wide range of employee...
May 7 2012 // NFP, Ameribonds Surety & InsuranceNational Financial Partners Corp. subsidiary, NFP Property and Casualty Services Inc. (NFP P&C), acquired Illinois-based Ameribonds Surety & Insurance Services (Ameribonds...
Apr 12 2012 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. in partnership with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty have created an experienced underwriting team to further expand its entertainment division and...
Apr 11 2012 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. in partnership with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, an Allianz affiliate company in Canada, has added an underwriting team to further expand its entertainment division and...
Nov 23 2011 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Inc. is extending its services into the entertainment industry through Liberty Entertainment Insurance Services LLC in Woodland Hills, Calif. Daniel R’bibo will serve as...
Nov 15 2011 // The Internet Movie Database’s decision to battle the anonymous actress who sued it for revealing her age may not only be a good defense but it’s also a savvy business and public relations strategy that may...
Sep 22 2011 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance has appointed Jerid Schmickle as senior vice president of its newly launched entertainment and sports division. He will head the division, and target risks within the entertainment,...
Sep 12 2011 // Kansas City, Mo.-based Lockton expanded its Southern California operations by adding an entertainment division and a new San Fernando Valley office.The new entertainment division is divided in two groups: premier private...
Jun 3 2011 // Hackers broke into Sony Corp.’s computer networks and accessed the information of more than 1 million customers to show the vulnerability of the electronic giant’s systems, the latest of several security...
Mar 8 2011 // Doodson Broking Group, an entertainment insurance specialist based in the United Kingdom, has acquired Dallas-based CSI Entertainment Insurance to form Doodson Entertainment.The partnership creates an insurance broker for...
Jan 13 2011 // K&K Insurance announces a new products liability program in partnership with RLI, a specialty insurance company operating in all 50 states. This arrangement offers an additional avenue for competitive quotes in the...
Jan 4 2011 // OneBeacon Insurance Group has introduced OneBeacon Entertainment as the trade name for its entertainment, sports and leisure business. OneBeacon Entertainment also encompasses Entertainment Brokers International Insurance...
Aug 16 2010 // GEICO, State Farm, Progressive, e-surance and other major insurance marketers currently employ humor in their advertising. There’s GEICO’s prolonged use of the gecko, State Farm’s whyagent.com Web site,...