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Risk Management Gets a Boost: Customizable Event Insurance Debuts

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With significant guidance from industry association Destinations International, the insurance and risk-management firm Anderson Benson has rolled out coverage for event disruption and cancellation that allows host organizations to put together a policy specific to their needs.

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First Class: Meet the Inaugural 15 Over 50

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Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Destination Management Connection. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. International Meeting Managers, Inc. Columbus, Ohio. Oakland, California. Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM. Woodhaven, New York. President & CEO.

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Soft targets: 8 steps to protect participants

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However, since the Nice Attack, there have been similar incidents at Ohio State University as well as in Berlin, Jerusalem, the United Kingdom (Westminster) and Stockholm. Whether it’s a conference, trade show, sporting event, concert, festival or corporate event, anywhere crowds gather can become a target.

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Planning for a Secure RNC in Cleveland

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. “They interface with the Secret Service, the city of Cleveland, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.”. Last Tuesday, the Cleveland Police Department and the Secret Service held a press conference at the downtown Multi-Agency Communications Center (MACC) during which they went into some detail on convention security.

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Navigating changing gun laws

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Ohio law allows firearms to be brought into the convention venue, and the Republican Party supports gun rights. Particularly if the meeting location is a privately owned hotel or conference facility, an event sponsor may have the right to keep guns out, and even deny entrance to attendees refusing to comply.