Two plantings stolen from 2007 ABS learning seminar...

Graydon

Sorry for your misfortune. We had something like this happen in Florida at the BSF convention and it was disturbing.

In regards to the insurance a stolen tree may not be covered. At some venues the venue itself does not insure anything except "slip and fall" type coverage. This is to protect the venue and it's guests. I can almost assure it is up to the renter to procure proper coverage for things like theft and damages. I can bet that some insurance was obtained but someone would need to review the policy to make sure things like this are covered, and what the deductible may be. Some deductibles are $5,000 per occurrence so unless the theft totaled over $5,000 the pay out would be nil.

Some policies require that bonded security contractors be present either during the show or at least during the off time to assure that the space is secure and that nothing is stolen. Based on the cost of the extra security or additional theft rider on a policy I would think that the organizer of the event would be responsible for this type of loss. It would be financially better for them to simply pay out of pocket for loss via theft than pay a deductible or pay for coverage to cover theft.

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