What does it really take to insure a movie, a concert, or a global celebrity?<br /><br />In Episode 107 of the Live With The Maverick podcast, I sit down with Alexander Rosteck to unpack the hidden world of entertainment insurance and the role actuaries play behind the scenes of some of the most complex and unpredictable risks in the world.<br /><br />From film productions and live events to influencers and global endorsement deals, this episode explores how risk is structured, priced, and managed in an industry defined by creativity, uncertainty, and constant change.<br /><br />Me and Alexander discuss:<br />• What gets insured in production and live events<br />• How contracts quietly drive risk management behind the scenes<br />• How actuaries price entertainment risk<br />• The evolving role of actuaries alongside underwriters and brokers<br />• The impact of the pandemic on live events<br />• Emerging risks from content creators, influencers, and new media<br /><br />Timestamps<br />00:00 The most unique risks celebrities insure<br />02:19 The M&amp;M clause as a risk management tool<br />05:28 How film productions are insured behind the scenes<br />08:32 Why entertainment risk is classified around the audience<br />10:08 Production risk vs live event risk<br />11:22 How Game of Thrones changed exposure measurement<br />16:36 What carries over from the actuarial toolkit<br />20:50 How actuaries need to think differently in entertainment<br />27:04 How risk moves across the global insurance market<br />34:23 How the pandemic reset what the industry is willing to insure<br />39:10 Content creators driving new forms of risk<br />44:18 Where entertainment insurance goes next  <br /><br />Follow Alexander:<br />LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderrosteck/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alexander Rosteck | LinkedIn</a><br /><br />Follow Dominic:<br />LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-lee-acas/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Lee | LinkedIn</a><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/themaverickactuary/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Lee | Instagram</a><br />TikTok - <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@themaverickactuary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Lee | TikTok</a><br />Twitter - <a href="https://x.com/maverickactuary" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dominic Lee | X</a>