Going forward, providing coverage for pandemic-related losses for large events will likely need a public/private solution. The industry needs to support and develop vehicles and expertise that can help us better manage pandemic risk. (Credit: Melinda Nagy/Shutterstock.com) Going forward, providing coverage for pandemic-related losses for large events will likely need a public/private solution. The industry needs to support and develop vehicles and expertise that can help us better manage pandemic risk. (Credit: Melinda Nagy/Shutterstock.com)

The Coachella Music Festival in California and Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. were canceled out of precautions related to the ongoing global pandemic. And then, the Tokyo Summer Olympics saw significant disruption, including the elimination of international fan attendance as coronavirus cases surged in Japan.

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