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6 August 2021

Australian arts industry bodies: give us a UK-style insurance scheme


Australian arts industry bodies: give us a UK-style insurance scheme

Live music and entertainment industry bodies APRA AMCOS, ARIA, PPCA, Live Performance Australia, Live Entertainment Industry Forum and the Australian Festival Association have called for the adoption of a government-backed insurance scheme, designed to provide certainty for the Australian live music and entertainment sector, in line with an announcement from the UK Government yesterday. The Live Events Reinsurance Scheme is a partnership between the UK Government and Lloyd's of London insurers, with government guaranteeing policies issued by commercial insurers to live events that are open to the general public, including festivals and business events.

The announcement of the scheme in the UK follows similar government-backed insurance and business interruption funds established for the live music and entertainment sectors in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and Estonia.

> Read more - APRA AMCOS website



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