Event Sector

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James Hallam is an independent Lloyd’s broker with a dedicated team of experienced insurance professionals who care about protecting your business.

Trust leads to more trust

James Hallam is an independent Lloyd’s broker with a dedicated team of experienced insurance professionals who care about protecting your business.

Event Sector
insurance

“Whether you are organising an exhibition, conference, or sporting event we can give you peace of mind that you’re covered for unexpected situations during your event and beyond.”

Martin Linfield
Divisional Director

Events are highly complex, unpredictable, and full of risks and we can provide expert advice for all aspects of the event sector.

We actively participate within the event sector being an industry partner of ABPCO where we regularly network and learn what is going on in the world of business events.

Complete solutions for all your event insurance requirements

We provide advice to event sector clients on the following products:

  • Event Budget Protection (cancellation and disruption insurance)
  • At Event Public and Employer’s Liability
  • At Event Property
  • Company Travel
  • Cyber insurance
  • Professional Indemnity
  • Directors and Officers
  • Trustee’s Indemnity
  • Business Liabilities
  • Business Property
  • Personal Accident and Travel cover for staff
  • Kidnap and Ransom/Political Risk cover for staff travel to high-risk countries
  • Virtual Event Transmission Failure insurance

We work hard to ensure you have the best possible event insurance that meets all of your needs through:

  • Ensuring you have sufficient Public Liability insurance to meet the rising level of claims paid to injured people
  • Explaining and arranging event cancellation cover to protect your event budget and profit if you have to deal with unexpected circumstances beyond your control, such as extreme weather, problems with transport, speaker no-shows, and venue or utility issues
  • Helping you establish if your employees, volunteers and temporary staff need covering at your event or if they are already insured within your commercial insurances
  • Providing travel insurance cover for your event team, whether you are hiring temporary staff or drawing from your existing workforce
  • Arranging cover for your event property or hired equipment such as stands, marquees, decorations, and audio-visual tech

What we do not offer:
Unfortunately, we cannot assist private individuals arranging private events such as weddings, parties and other celebrations. Nor can we support exhibitors or stall-holders.

We are here to help you.
Contact us at eventinsurance@jameshallam.co.uk

Meet the team

Martin Linfield

Divisional Director
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Chloe Mills

Account Executive
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Rob Bentley

Account Executive
Email Rob

Testimonials

Having been introduced to James Hallam through my contact with Martin Linfield, I have nothing but praise for them.

Agile in terms of fast turnaround, knowledgeable in terms of being across the sector and a pleasure to work with, I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone looking for insurance.

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Martin Linfield

Divisional Director

Martin joined James Hallam in 2021 to set up the Event Sector Division, after working at Hiscox for 23 years as a Terrorism Underwriter, Underwriting Centre Manager and then Head of Event Sector Insurance since 2008. Martin has met many Event Organisers through attending industry events over the years and most recently was Treasurer for ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference Organisers).

martin.linfield@jameshallam.co.uk

Chloe Mills

Account Executive

Chloe joined the James Hallam Events team in 2021 after working at Hiscox as an Event Insurance Underwriter. With over 10 years of experience in the Event Insurance Industry, Chloe enjoys working with a wide variety of event organisers, understanding their unique needs and offering bespoke insurance solutions. Chloe has met many event organisers through our partner associations and attending industry events across the UK and Europe.

Outside of Insurance, Chloe enjoys taking part in a variety of sports and has recently completed her first (and last) Sprint Triathlon.

chloe.mills@jameshallan.co.uk

Rob Bentley

Account Executive

Rob has been working in the insurance industry for over 40 years in a variety of roles and specialising in the events sector since 1997. As part of the Event Assured underwriting team, and later with the Hiscox Events team, he became well known for providing excellent levels of service and sound advice to his many long-standing clients in the MICE, Associations, and voluntary sectors.

Outside of insurance, Rob enjoys golf, badminton, towing his caravan around the country with his wife Claire, and tinkering with his aged Citroen 2CV called Kermit.

Rob has been with James Hallam since November 2021.

robert.bentley@jameshallam.co.uk

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