Case Study
Risk Management Solutions for Conferences in High‑Risk Environments
The Request
Help navigate placing coverage
Company Profile
Industry: Manufacturing
Revenue: $2B
A customer hosts conferences all over the world and had scheduled their next conference to occur in a U.S. city in early 2026. Recent protests in the U.S. have led to several high-profile incidents. These incidents prompted large public demonstrations, school walkouts and organized protests across many U.S. cities. The protests have generated significant concern about safety, enforcement activity, and transparency, and have resulted in heightened public attention, vigils, and organized events. The risk manager considered how this activity could potentially affect those attending a conference in a city where active demonstrations were taking place. The customer approached Brown & Brown for help navigating the decision, placing coverage, gathering information, and protecting their people.
The Solution
Travel accident policies tailored to the organization’s needs
Geopolitical events and those developments could impact customers’ people or operations. Brown & Brown has strong resources available, and our role is to guide customers to credible information and practical solutions. Uncertainty is challenging for risk managers—when we can connect them with specialists who understand these issues, we deliver real value, and that is just what we did in this case. Since our customer was hosting a conference in a U.S. city during active protests, they were unsure whether to proceed due to overall security concerns. Here are several ways we were able to support them:
- Negotiated a Business Travel Accident policy for accidental death and dismemberment and assistance coverage
- Negotiated an event cancellation policy
- Arranged on-demand assistance coverage for specific locations to provide on-the-ground hotel and area assessments
- Shared relevant articles to keep them informed
The Results
Informed and proactive decision-making
By Brown & Brown providing valuable, actionable information to help the risk managers make more informed decisions, the customer was able to make a confident decision. Our goal is to help customers prevent losses—not just respond after they occur.
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