Take1 Insurance, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions and Event Safety Alliance Team Up to Offer Free ESAT Training
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, June 4, 2021 — Leading entertainment industry insurance solutions provider Take1 Insurance today announced that its underwriting partner Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, a brand of Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC), will, for the next 90 days, sponsor the Event Safety Alliance online Event Safety Access Training (ESAT) course that is now available here, enabling live event professionals to complete the training free of charge.
“The entire live event industry has been sidelined for more than a year and that means that a certain amount of rust has to be removed for the industry to return to work in a safe and secure way,” Take1 Insurance Senior Vice President Scott Carroll said today.
“And, in a remarkable demonstration of its commitment to ensuring the health and safety of the industry we serve, our underwriting partner, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, has generously agreed to sponsor the course until August 1st,” Carroll continued.
“We’re pleased to do our part in helping industry professionals get back on their feet and return to work in the safest way possible,” emphasized Joe Fitzgerald, President of Intact Entertainment. “The ESAT course developed by the Event Safety Alliance provides comprehensive core safety skills training for live event professionals and we’re very proud to be a sponsor and enable those returning to work free access to vital training.”
According to Jim Digby, Event Safety Alliance President and Founder, “Because the Event Safety Alliance is committed to enhancing safety competencies for live event professionals, we have created Event Safety Access Training (ESAT). ESAT is an online entry-level safety awareness training program and competency credential created specifically for those working in an event environment. By providing standardized core safety training, it helps improve the way our industry does business and demonstrates an individual’s or employer’s commitment to safe work practices.”
Event Safety Access Training is designed to:
Heighten individual awareness that safety is a priority and collaborative endeavor.
Begin the cultural change in the way event professionals currently regard safety.
Instill important concepts for individuals to consider while on the job.
Provide a verifiable means for demonstrating safety competency; Empower individuals with the knowledge that safety is in everyone’s interest and within everyone’s personal responsibility; and
Educate individuals to successfully address safety concerns in the challenging circumstances presented by live event productions.
About Event Safety Alliance
The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to promotion and support of a “life safety first” attitude during all phases of live event production. The ESA will achieve this through the dissemination of safety preparedness information and the creation and development of safety planning, training and other resources. Further, the ESA strives to improve the safety culture that currently exists in the live event production industry to reduce or eliminate unsafe conditions and behaviors. More information about the Event Safety Alliance is available at eventsafetyalliance.org.
About Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions is the marketing brand for the insurance company subsidiaries of Intact Insurance Group USA LLC, a member of Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC), the largest provider of property and casualty insurance in Canada, a leading provider of global specialty insurance, and, with RSA, a leader in the U.K. and Ireland. Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions’ underwriting companies offer a range of specialty insurance products sold through independent agencies, regional and national brokers, wholesalers and managing general agencies. Each business is managed by an experienced team of specialty insurance professionals focused on a specific customer group or industry segment and providing distinct products and tailored coverages and services. Targeted solutions include group accident and health; commercial and contract surety; entertainment; environmental; excess property; financial institutions; financial services; management liability; ocean and inland marine; public entities; technology; and tuition refund. For further information about our products and services visit: intactspecialty.com and to remain up to date on news, follow us on Twitter @IntactSpecialty. For information about Intact Financial Corporation visit: intactfc.com.
About Take1 Insurance
The U.S. Risk Take1 division has been servicing the insurance needs of the film and television production industry and has expanded significantly to meet the needs of audio-video and communications industry clients as well. The company’s experience includes underwriting film and television production companies, DICE (documentary, infomercial, commercial, educational) producers, touring entertainers, concert/playhouse venues, concert promoters, video game developers, and specialty rental operations focused on audio, visual, lighting, sound, grip, and production. For additional information, visit www.take1insurance.com.