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What I am hearing is SXSW cannot get the insurance payout if they unilaterally cancel the event. Thatswhy they have waited the city and Austin Public Health to
by shreyshrey 7y ago
What I am hearing is SXSW cannot get the insurance payout if they unilaterally cancel the event. Thatswhy they have waited the city and Austin Public Health to make the decision for them. Same thing with SaaStr as well - They waited for the Santa Clara county to make the decision.
- jonknee 7y agoThat's the rumor, but the statement they put out was absolutely ridiculous and in no way required for insurance. The organizers were willing to put people at risk for profit.
- guiambros 7y agoWell, there goes the theory of waiting to cancel to collect insurance [1]... This makes the delays even more incomprehensible. Seems it wasn't greed after all; it was just sheer irresponsibility. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22509322 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22509322
- shreyshrey 7y agoJust got this email from SXSW: https://www.airsend.io/images/sxsw_deferral.png https://www.airsend.io/images/sxsw_deferral.png 2020 registrants can opt to defer to 2021,2022 or 23