EPIC Insurance Inks Deal to Provide Risk Management for Miami Dolphins, Stadium

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, headquartered in San Francisco, is now the official provider of risk management services for the Miami Dolphins football team and Hard Rock Stadium.

The deal, announced Thursday, will not put the EPIC patch on Dolphins’ jerseys, as Starr Insurance has done with the New York Yankees, nor will it mean a field logo as Shelter Insurance has arranged with the University of Missouri Tigers football team. But it will produce some visibility for EPIC at Dolphins’ charity gatherings, including the Dolphins Fins Weekend, a fishing event in June, and the Dolphins Cancer Challenge, a fundraiser. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

EPIC, which provides property-casualty coverage, specialty insurance and employee benefits across the country, said it offers comprehensive insurance and risk plans for sports and entertainment organizations. For the Dolphins and the stadium, this includes property and casualty, workers’ compensation, executive risk insurance, media liability and cybersecurity protection.

“For large sports organizations like the Miami Dolphins and state-of-the-art venues like Hard Rock Stadium, effective risk management is essential to safeguarding both operations and enterprise value,” Tod Swanson, entertainment and sports practice leader for EPIC, said in a news release.

EPIC, founded in 2007, has seen a sharp growth curve in the last five years, with revenue swelling from $300 million to more than $1 billion, the company said. This week, the brokerage announced it had continued its expansion with the acquisition of Phillips Bros. Insurance Agency, a 150-year-old Chicago-based firm specializing in private client and commercial property-casualty coverage.

Photo: Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens in August, at a Dolphins preseason game. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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