Professional Athletes

Sutton & Co. has been providing various products to respond to the unique insurance needs associated with Professional Athletes for over 27 years.

We currently insure players in the National Hockey League, National Football League, National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball. Additionally, we provide coverage to several high level amateur prospects, protecting their future earnings as a professional.

Our specialty products for the sports world focus on the following financial exposures:

1. Career ending Injury/Illness: Personal Coverage purchased by the athlete to protect their future income from a career-ending injury or illness. More

2. Key Player Injury/Illness/Death: Team purchased coverage to protect the Club’s contractual obligation to their key individual players. More

3. Catastrophic Team Accident: Team purchased coverage to protect the Club from their exposures to a catastrophic accident, resulting from the accumulation of contractual obligation associated with team travel. More

Other products may be applicable to the risk needs of professional athletes, including Kidnap Ransom & Extortion, for high profile athletes to protect themselves and their families, as well as Contingency coverage such as Disfigurement and Disgrace, particularly important for Companies using pro athletes to endorse their products.