Collections Insurance: Essential Insights for Cultural Institutions
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
2:00-3:30 PM
Details & registration at https://collectionscarealliance.org/workshops-events
Join the Collections Care & Conservation Alliance for this lively webinar on collections insurance. Speakers Carli Helfer and Adrienne Reid will discuss how heritage collections and archives are insured. They will provide tips on how to easily understand this coverage and make sure that your collection is well protected.
Key Topics will include:
- Understanding blanket coverage for permanent collections and temporary loans
- Defining how "fine art" insurance terminology applies to all types of collections
- Providing tips for effective communication with your insurance broker for optimal coverage
Some Benefits of Attending:
- Understand the nuances of policy terms, including deductibles and exclusions
- Discover best practices for managing insurance when loaning collections
- Gain confidence to effectively advocate for appropriate coverage for your collection
Who Should Attend: This webinar is ideal for museum professionals, curators, archivists, and anyone involved in the management and preservation of historic collections.
Presented by:
Carli Helfer has been with Huntington T. Block for 5 years as an Account Executive. She works with museums, historical societies, galleries, private collectors, artists, and conservators across the country. She has a BA in Economics from Virginia Tech and is currently based in Washington DC.
Adrienne Reid is Senior Vice President at Huntington T. Block Insurance Agency, Inc. and has been working in fine art insurance for over 20 years. In her current role, she provides fine art insurance broker services for museums, universities, collectors, and art shippers. She holds an M.B.A. from Tulane University and is a Certified Insurance Counselor. Adrienne is based in Houston, Texas.
Pre-registration is required and a Zoom link for the meeting will be sent to you closer to the meeting date. Space in the workshop is limited to 100 participants. Please register by Tuesday, June 24th. If you can't make it to the live event, you can still register for the workshop and we will send you the recording once it becomes available. We will follow up this event with a virtual Conversation with Colleagues on Thursday, July 10 from 12:00 PM to 1 PM. All those who register for the webinar are invited to attend.
The cost of the virtual workshop is as follows:
- $15 for anyone who wishes to attend
- If you have applied for and been accepted as a Professional Affiliate Member of the CCCA or have made a donation of at least $25 this year as a Friend of the CCCA: $10
- If you have applied for and been accepted as an Emerging Professional or Student Member of the CCCA: FREE
Details & registration at https://collectionscarealliance.org/workshops-events
Your workshop fees and additional donations help our growing community of conservation and preservation professionals aid regional cultural heritage organizations in the care and conservation of their collections and materials. As a non-profit corporation registered in the state of Vermont, the CCCA relies on the support of our membership and community to help us develop and promote affordable opportunities for training and networking and to improve the long-term preservation of these vulnerable collections. Thank you!
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Erica Donnis
President, Collections Care & Conservation Alliance
Congressional Papers Archivist
University of Vermont
Burlington VT
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