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> 2020: Wimbledon to receive $141 million in pandemic insurance payout

> For each of the past 17 years, the All-England Lawn Tennis Club has paid for an insurance policy to guard against losses if Wimbledon should have to be canceled in the event of a worldwide pandemic. That preparation will finally pay off this year.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2020/04/09/wimbl...

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I'm guessing these insurance premiums are quite a bit higher than they were 3 years ago.

Probably yes. Though objectively, they probably shouldn't be? I mean, the world is better prepared now to avoid and deal with pandemics than we were 3 years ago.

Probably.. but I suspect it has been much more costly than we would've previously thought.

Yes, our knowledge evolved.

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