For 17 years, Wimbledon has apparently been paying $2 million a year for pandemic insurance

[Clash City Rocker]

A $34 million investment that is about to pay out $141 million.

https://www.newsweek.com/pandemic-insurance-wimbledons-2-million-gamble-paid-off-canceling-tournament-during-coronavirus-1496961

[USALiberal]

1. Smart choice! nt

[spooky3]

11. Yes. You just know someone took heat for urging

That the policy be renewed each year. S/he is looking good now.

[exboyfil]

2. I wonder if the insurance company will drag its feet

You didn't really have to cancel Wimbledon....

Probably too high profile for them to do it though

[Yavin4]

4. That's actually kind of true.

Tennis is probably the one sport where you could have it during a pandemic. You don't need the crowds. Opponents are far away from each other.

[exboyfil]

6. The ratings would be off the charts

I am also kind of surprised about golf also not being on. Maybe two separate holes on each green. First to get in a hole blocks that hole from the others use. Would add a bit of variation.

Only family members or live in caddies get to caddie.

The holes get sterilized after each twosome plays through.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. I find it hard to imagine how the holes could get contaminated.

Or the balls.

Even if the holes somehow got infected with the virus, I now can't imagine how anyone could get it from the holes. Perhaps I'm lacking in imagination.

[spooky3]

10. But we are banned from playing on our local courts. The

reason is that multiple people have to touch the ball. That would be true for Wimbledon also.

[Tipperary]

17. Yep, but a lot of ball handling.

[Raftergirl]

18. You obviously don't know much about pro tennis tournaments

Players flying in from all over the globe and there are flight restrictions in countries all over the world and some require, if you can fly there, to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.

In addition, players drip copious amounts of sweat when the are playing on to the court, plus sweaty towels all around, and both players touch the same balls.

Then there are the umpires (who also live all around the world and fly all over to tournaments, and Tournament officials.Plus, ball kids, lines people, Physical trainers - both the ones who can only treat players on court injuries and many players also travel with their own PT’s. Plus medical staff (Dr’s) to treat an ill player on court or while at the tournament. Chefs, dining room employees and locker room employees. Also, players have coaches and hitting partners who travel with them (not to mention, Spouses, children or SO.

American football and baseball don’t have players flying in from all over the world or even all over the US coming to a city to play.

And they are flying all over the globe for 11 months. There is literally no off season to speak of.

And every week there are at 4-6 tournaments being played all over the world. Players fly all over from one week to the next from Europe, to China, to US, to South American, in a million different directions. It’s a flying circus 24/7.

[sarcasmo]

16. Watch the insurance company file bankruptcy.

[jberryhill]

3. They could have gotten it from Geico for 15% less

[Demovictory9]

5. lol

[Totally Tunsie]

7. Are they insured through Lloyd's of London?

(Tried to access the article via the link, but my Norton Security blocks it as a Fraudulent Web Site.)

[Clash City Rocker]

9. That would be my guess. The article doesn't say

I used the word “apparently” because this is only according to a sports business reporter named Darren Rovell.

Newsweek is a fraudulent website? Interesting.

[TexasTowelie]

13. There are specialty insurance companies that might be able to offer direct coverage

through normal channels. Those insurance companies could reinsure for a portion or all of those claims through Lloyd's of London or other reinsurance companies willing to cover those risks.

[Raftergirl]

19. I would think so.

For a very steep price one can get insurance through Lloyd’s that other insurance companies wouldn’t touch with a ten foot poll.

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. Well, technically...it started out as an insurance policy for invasion by the galaxy Andromeda.....

and Blancmanges taking over Scotland, but there you go.



Poor Angus. Making the two goes in the van must have been difficult.

[superpatriotman]

12. You're a stubborn man, Angus Podgorny!

Nt

[A HERETIC I AM]

15. .....

oh shit!







Sorry...but I just have ta......



Damn, that's funny.