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Sports event insurance

Sports event insurance cover provides protection for organisers of both amateur and professional events such as triathlons, football tournaments, community sports days, golf days, boxing tournaments, charity sports evenings, water sports festivals, boat racing and regattas.

We can provide sports event insurance for any sports event. We can include cover for a small local event with less than 100 visitors to national televised sports fixtures. Whatever your sports event we can cover it.

What does sports event insurance cover?

Sports event insurance can combine several types of cover depending on your event and the risks you want to insure. The main options are public liability insurance, employers’ liability insurance, event equipment insurance and event cancellation insurance.

Public liability insurance

Can cover your legal liability if a member of the public is injured or third-party property is damaged in connection with your event.

We can arrange cover from £1 million to £10 million, with higher limits available where needed for larger public events or where required by contract. Venues, landowners and local authorities often require evidence of insurance before allowing an event to proceed.

Employers’ liability insurance

Can cover your legal liability if an employee is injured or becomes ill as a result of their work at your event.

When arranging cover, tell us about everyone working at the event including permanent and temporary employees, stewards and marshals, casual event workers, volunteers and unpaid helpers, and anyone working under your direction or control.

Event equipment insurance

Can cover event equipment you own, hire or lease against insured risks such as accidental damage, loss or theft. This might include seating, staging, decorations, crowd barriers, sound and lighting equipment, generators, marquees and other temporary structures used at your event.

Event cancellation insurance

Can cover certain irrecoverable costs and expenses or loss of revenue if your event is cancelled, postponed, interrupted or abandoned for an insured reason.

Adverse weather cover can also be included if required.

How much does sports event insurance cost?

Sports event insurance from £40.72

What is this price based on?

Type of policy: one-off event organiser insurance
Duration of event: up to 8 consecutive days
Attendance at event: up to 50
Public liability limit: £1,000,000

This is an actual quotation arranged through David J Miller Insurance Brokers and underwritten by Bspoke Underwriting Ltd on behalf of Accelerant Insurance UK Limited dated 19 October 2026. Your premium will be calculated based on the details of your event and the cover you choose, so the price you receive may be higher than the example shown.

Factors that can affect the premium include the total attendance throughout the entire duration of the event, the public liability limit of indemnity and the duration of the event. Adding employers’ liability, event equipment or cancellation cover can also increase the premium.

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