San Diego, CA (Aug. 20, 2019) – AIG, a global insurance company, and Player’s Health, a risk management firm specializing in amateur sports, is pleased to announce a new partnership to offer services to sports organizations to assist with risk reduction, along with a simplified and improved insurance buying process.
The partnership will include the online insurance quote and buying experience through Player’s Health Cover, Participant Accident Insurance by National Union, an AIG company. This provides a new and improved insurance buying experience for amateur sports organizations. A part of the offering will include a Participant Accident insurance product offered to provide accident insurance to amateur sports organizations.
“This partnership reinforces our commitment to the amateur sports market and presents a great opportunity for us to reach small and medium groups in a more customer-friendly way while Players Health offers risk management tools to assist amateur sports groups,” said Cristiane Chiacchio, AIG Americas Head of Accident & Health.
“Our partnership with AIG allows us to continue working towards our mission to create a new standard for safety in sports,” said Tyrre Burks, Founder, and CEO of Player’s Health. “Our insurance and risk management solution is a tool we want everyone to have access to.”
About AIG
AIG is the marketing name for the worldwide property-casualty, life and retirement, and general insurance operations of American International Group, Inc. For additional information, please visit our website at www.aig.com. All products and services are written or provided by subsidiaries or affiliates of American International Group, Inc. Products or services may not be available in all states, and coverage is subject to actual policy language.
About Player’s Health
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Players Health Cover USA – an Eos Venture Partners portfolio company – is a sports services organization that provides digital risk management services and reporting tools to sports organizations to comply with the changing athletic environment and responsibilities. Player’s Health works towards creating the safest environment for athletes and views the health and safety of athletes as a priority in today’s sports landscape. This requires creating and maintaining products that provide a circle of care for safety, trust, accountability, and accessibility for athletes. In doing so, Player’s Health is a company where mission drives the business and creates an environment where fun and peace of mind lives in sports. For more information on Player’s Health, visit playershealth.com.
About Eos Venture Partners
Eos Venture Partners (Eos) is a global independent Strategic Venture Capital Fund focused exclusively on InsurTech, investing in early and growth stage technology businesses that accelerate innovation and transformation across the insurance industry and value chain. Eos focuses exclusively on InsurTech and was founded in 2016 to bridge the “digital chasm” between InsurTech start-ups and traditional (re)insurance companies. Investors in the Eos fund, EVP I, are typically from the insurance sector, forming a close strategic relationship with the Eos team to capture both strategic and financial value from the innovation and technology change in the insurance industry. For more information visit www.eosventurepartners.com.
Source: Eos Venture Partners