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Event Insurance Resources

Practical guides to help organisers understand public liability cover, prepare required documents and make informed decisions before an event goes ahead.

Clear answers for event organisers

Begin with the core guides below, then explore specific topics covering different cover structures, certificates, approvals and event planning.

Essential guide

Understand common claims, venue requirements, supplier responsibilities, interested parties and the importance of good documentation.

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Choosing a cover structure

One-Off vs Annual Event Insurance

Understand when event-specific PAYG cover or annual cover may better suit your event frequency, policy periods and administration needs.

See when each option may suit

Public liability

Event Public Liability Insurance

Learn what event public liability insurance is designed to cover and why venues, councils and partners commonly request it.

Learn about public liability

Choose the right cover structure

Learn how one-day, one-off and broader event insurance arrangements differ, and which may suit your event schedule and operating needs.

Event Insurance Australia

A practical overview of event insurance for Australian organisers, including common cover requirements and the details needed to get a quote.

Read the guide

Event Liability Insurance

Learn how event liability insurance applies to organisers, the types of incidents it may respond to and why evidence of cover may be requested.

Explore event liability insurance

One Day Public Liability Insurance

Learn when one-day cover may suit an event and how the policy period should account for site visits, setup and pack-down where required.

Explore one-day cover

One-Off Public Liability Insurance

Understand event-specific PAYG cover, how it works for a defined event or policy period and when annual cover may be worth considering instead.

Explore one-off cover

Prepare your event

Review the information and documents commonly requested before an event can proceed.

Certificate of Currency

Learn what an event Certificate of Currency confirms and which policy, insured, date, limit and interested-party details should be checked.

Understand certificate requirements

Council and Venue Requirements

Review the limits, dates, organiser details, certificate wording and other information commonly requested by councils and venues.

Review common requirements

Event Risk Assessment Template

Review venue, crowd, supplier, weather, setup, equipment, emergency planning and insurance considerations before your event.

Review the risk assessment guide

Guidance for specific events

Explore considerations relevant to community, market, pop-up and vendor-based events.

Market and Pop-Up Event Public Liability Insurance

Guidance for market and pop-up organisers arranging event cover, including supplier certificates, venue requirements and vendor activities.

Read the market event guide

Community Event Insurance

Guidance for organisers of fundraisers, community days and local events involving volunteers, suppliers, venues or council requirements.

Read the community event guide

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