By Fireman's Fund Insurance Company is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) as Title Insurance Sponsor. The partnership is an effort to reduce risks at live events, and to demonstrate Fireman Fund's belief and support in ESA's mission to create common safety protocols for live events. Lauren Bailey, vice president of entertainment insurance at Fireman's Fund, will hold a seat on the ESA board.
The ESA was founded in January 2012 by entertainment industry and safety experts with a mission to create a common safety protocol for live events in the United States. Their long-term goal is to promote safer events through training and education.
"Fireman's Fund chose to become title insurance sponsor to signify that, as a leading insurance carrier for live entertainment, we believe strongly in the ESA mission," said Lauren Bailey. "By leading through our investment and involvement in ESA, we are helping to ensure that all those involved in event production have the best education and tools available to make every event safer."
"Everyone involved in live event production has a legal and moral obligation to make safety their first priority," said Jim Digby, founding member and president, Event Safety Alliance. "We founded ESA on the principle that by working together we could make productions safer for all involved. This sponsorship from Fireman's Fund will help us do just that, by enabling us to build training tools, shape accreditation programs for members, and distribute our Event Safety Guide to a broader audience."
An important ESA initiative is the Event Safety Guide, a manual of various common safety standards covering all aspects of live events. It was developed by a diverse group of concerned professionals including tour managers, stage technicians, weather experts, firefighters, insurance professionals and other event safety experts. The soon-to-be-available guide provides a single source document with best practices for the planning and set-up for live entertainment events -from large music festivals to small venues- for the entertainment industry, in a user-friendly format that will be easy to apply to live event management. The Event Safety Guide will be a living document that will be regularly evaluated and updated as new approaches and technologies emerge. The guide is one of the tools, training and accreditation programs that can be used by event producers to further help them manage safer events. Notification of the guide's availability can be requested through the ESA website, at www.eventsafetyalliance.org, under the Event Safety Guide tab.
About Event Safety Alliance
The ESA was founded in 2012 by entertainment industry and safety experts with a mission to create a common safety protocol for live events in the United States. Their long term goal is to promote safer events through training and education. The Event Safety Alliance is an all-volunteer network of more than 2,000 event professionals, including key decision-makers within the industry. ESA continues to develop educational and training support critical to increasing safety awareness within the event industry. More information about the Event Safety Alliance is available at eventsafetyalliance.org.
About Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
Founded in 1863, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company celebrated its 150th anniversary as a premier property and casualty insurance company providing personal and commercial insurance products backed by industry-leading claims and risk management solutions. Fireman's Fund is a leader in high net worth, entertainment, and green insurance. Since 2004, the company has donated more than $30 million in grants to local fire departments across the U.S. as part of its commitment to safer communities. Fireman's Fund is a member of the Allianz Group, one of the world's largest providers of property and casualty insurance, ranked 31st on Fortune's Global 500 list of the world's largest corporations. For additional information, visit www.firemansfund.com.
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