Competitors have questioned in the past why abandonment insurance is compulsory and whether there could be an opt in/out option, giving them freedom to choose whether to accept the BE-chosen policy, arrange their own insurance or take the risk. The issue is now under review, and H&H finds out more
DISCUSSIONS are under way to find the best way of protecting competitors’ and organisers’ cash when events are forced to cancel.
Abandonment insurance has been a hot topic in eventing, coming to a head in 2020 owing to a wrangle with underwriters over whether they should pay out for fixtures cancelled as a result of the pandemic. British Eventing (BE) won the argument and the outstanding claims for spring events were settled by autumn.
{"content":"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"}
You might also be interested in…
Credit: Trevor Meeks
Eventers whose entry fees for spring fixtures cancelled owing to coronavirus will receive refunds
Library image.
Credit: Real Time Imaging/Steve Dawe
Library image.
“We don’t know what different restrictions or changes might be in place, but we know we can run a sport
Reporting from an Olympics is an exciting opportunity and a massive responsibility.
Credit: Peter Nixon
‘Humankind currently finds itself in a dark tunnel. These Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 can be a light at the end
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2025 with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
H&H senior news writer
Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
