Offering any type of special-event coverage requires sound underwriting, and while determining the risk factors of events that involve a massive gathering of people may seem like a daunting challenge, those in the industry said it is actually similar to writing any other line of insurance.

Don Kasper, manager of the Denver office of Burns & Wilcox, said that questions underwriters will ask include:

o Is this an event that's been done before?

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