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DFEND Specialty Insurance Brokers

Protectingwhatmattersmost

Specialty insurance brokerage for Sports, Entertainment & Live Events, and High Net Worth Individuals.

  • SPTSports
  • ENTEntertainment & Live Events
  • HNWHigh Net Worth Individuals

We believe that every asset, every project and every ambition deserves a tailored protection strategy. By combining specialist expertise, access to international insurance markets and independent advice, we deliver bespoke solutions designed around our clients' unique needs.

On cover

Classes of business

Risks that demand dedicated expertise

SPT

Sports

We advise professional sports clubs, federations, leagues, event organizers, athletes, executives and sponsors through dedicated insurance programs designed to protect people, assets and business continuity. From liability and accident insurance to event cancellation and key person coverage, we provide strategic risk management for the sports industry.

Covers placed

  • Liability
  • Accident
  • Event cancellation
  • Key person
ENT

Entertainment & Live Events

Film productions, television, theatres, concerts, festivals, tours and major live events operate in a dynamic and demanding environment. DFEND delivers specialist insurance solutions that safeguard every stage of production, helping clients mitigate risk while ensuring operational continuity.

Advised

  • Film productions
  • Television
  • Theatre
  • Concerts
  • Festivals
  • Tours
  • Major live events
HNW

High Net Worth Individuals

Protecting wealth requires more than insurance. It requires understanding. We design bespoke insurance programs for entrepreneurs, professionals, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Every solution is delivered with absolute discretion, confidentiality and exceptional attention to detail.

Insured

  • Luxury residences
  • Fine art
  • Collections
  • Yachts
  • Private aircraft
  • Prestige vehicles
  • Personal liability

Our approach

Brokerage is about trusted advice

We work alongside our clients to identify, assess and manage complex risks, creating tailor-made insurance strategies and providing dedicated claims advocacy whenever needed.

The process

01

Identify

We map the exposures behind the operation: the people, the assets, the contracts and the dates that carry real consequence.

What you get

  • Exposure map
  • Contract review
  • Asset register
  • Key dates
02

Place

We take the risk to international markets and negotiate terms, limits and wordings around the client's actual operation.

What you get

  • Market submission
  • Terms negotiation
  • Wording review
  • Placement slip
03

Advocate

When a claim is made we act for the client and not the insurer, and stay on the file until it is settled.

What you get

  • Claim notification
  • Loss documentation
  • Insurer negotiation
  • Settlement

Our commitment

We know the contracts, the markets and the clauses that decide how a claim ends. Every programme starts from a technical reading of the risk, not from a price list.

Because protecting value begins with understanding it.

Individual cover for athletes and performers

Fortiva Pro

Fortiva Pro is the DFEND Group platform for individuals rather than organisations. When the risk is yours personally, cover is arranged directly.

Go to Fortiva Pro

Contact

Tell us what you need to protect

Send a short outline of the risk and we will come back to you directly.

Office
Ta' Xbiex, Malta
Class of business
When cover is needed

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