Tolrip, Sports & Events Insurance Broker

What Tolrip, Sports & Events Insurance Broker does

Tolrip is a Belgium-based independent specialty insurance brokerage headquartered in Ixelles (Brussels), founded in 1992 by René Pirlot as a family business. The firm focuses exclusively on "special risks" — non-conventional insurance coverage that generalist brokers typically decline to underwrite — across six product verticals: Sport (athlete injury, motorsport material damage, third-party liability, victory premiums, non-qualification), Event (cancellation, organizer liability, image protection), Weather (parametric coverage), Wealth & Family (succession tax, family crisis, art/asset insurance), M&A Transactions (warranty & indemnity on both buyer and seller sides), and Marketing Boost (prize indemnity, over-redemption, online games platform). Tolrip is an FSMA-regulated broker (registration 024837A, company registration BE0435.370.939) that places coverage with curated specialist international insurers — notably AXA Global Parametrics (parametric weather), Unity Resources Group (24/7 crisis response), and CURBSTONE (motorsport).

Name

Tolrip, Sports & Events Insurance Broker

Legal name

Tolrip

Website

https://tolrip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Insurtech-Enabled Brokerage (Digital Brokers & Aggregators) (FSAEADAN)

Keywords

• Specialty insurance brokerage
• Sports insurance
• Event cancellation insurance
• Parametric weather insurance
• Warranty indemnity insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Ixelles (Elsene)

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Commissions: Tolrip acts as an independent insurance broker earning commissions from insurance companies for placing specialized insurance coverage. They work with specialized international insurers to place coverage for clients in sports, events, weather, M&A transactions, and wealth/family risk segments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tolrip is an independent insurance brokerage firm specializing in placing non-conventional "special risks" coverage that traditional insurers typically decline. The company identifies, measures, and arranges tailored insurance solutions across six risk domains: Sport, Event, Weather, Wealth & Family, M&A Transactions, and Marketing Boost. Tolrip earns commissions by placing client risks with specialized international insurers (e.g., Unity Resources Group, AXA Global Parametrics, CURBSTONE).

Product overview

Tolrip is a specialty insurance broker and risk management firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized insurance products across six core risk categories: Sport, Event, Weather, Wealth & Family, M&A Transaction, and Marketing Boost. The company provides tailored insurance solutions including physical injury coverage for athletes, material damage insurance for motorsport and sailing, third-party liability coverage, event cancellation insurance, parametric weather insurance, Warranty & Indemnity insurance for M&A transactions, and marketing campaign insurance products including Prize Indemnity and Over Redemption coverage. Additional offerings include Family Protect crisis management, art and wealth asset insurance, and online gamification platforms for marketing campaigns. The product portfolio operates as a modular, consulting-driven approach where each insurance category can be combined or stand alone based on client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Injury (Dommage Corporel) Insurance

Quantifiable outcome

• Estate of 5 million EUR can be protected for 9,900 EUR/year (0.2%) to cover 1.5 million EUR inheritance tax liability
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CURBSTONEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCURBSTONE is an insurance partner for motorsport coverage. Tolrip serves as CURBSTONE's partner for track day and motorsport racing insurance, offering coverage for racing motorsport and track & test days. Proposal forms are available through Tolrip for track day insurance.
• Unity Resources GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnity Resources Group provides 24/7 crisis and security assistance services for the Family Protect insurance product. Services include crisis response for kidnapping, extortion, evacuation from risk zones, and family disappearance. Access unlimited 24/7 worldwide coverage except for 9 specified countries.
• AXA Global ParametricscoreTechnology or IntegrationAXA Global Parametrics provides parametric weather insurance technology for weather risk coverage. Technical documentation available for distribution, agribusiness, events, agriculture, construction, and energy sectors. Parametric triggers based on precipitation and temperature measurements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Howden Group: Large specialty insurance broker with dedicated sports, entertainment and contingency practices; competes for the same specialty risk placements Tolrip arranges, particularly event cancellation and non-conventional risks across Europe.
• CFC Underwriting: Specialty insurer/underwriter with strong presence in event cancellation, prize indemnity and contingency lines; competes with Tolrip both as a placement target for brokers and as an originator of specialty products in the same verticals.
• Besso Insurance Group: London-based independent specialty broker focused on non-traditional and hard-to-place risks; structurally similar mid-sized specialty broker serving clients who cannot find cover through generalist channels, like Tolrip.
• McGill and Partners: Boutique specialty insurance broker focused on complex and emerging risks for corporate and HNW clients; closely comparable operating model to Tolrip with emphasis on niche placement expertise over volume.

Broad incumbents

• Aon Belgium / Aon Specialty: Global incumbent with specialty lines covering sport, entertainment, parametric weather and M&A; Aon Belgium is a direct regional competitor for Belgian specialty clients while Aon's specialty practices compete for international placements.
• Marsh Specialty: Global broker with a deep Sports, Events & Entertainment practice and a dedicated M&A W&I team; competes with Tolrip on larger sports/event accounts and warranty & indemnity placements while serving a much broader portfolio.
• Lockton (Europe): Largest independent insurance broker globally with strong specialty and sports & entertainment practices; competes for European specialty accounts and offers similar bespoke risk solutions to large enterprise clients.
• Beazley Specialty Risks: Specialty insurer with sports, events and contingency products plus M&A liability; a market source Tolrip may place business with and a competitor for large specialty accounts in Tolrip's verticals.
• Hiscox Specialty Insurance: Specialty insurer/broker active in event cancellation, prize indemnity and high-net-worth family/asset coverage; overlaps with Tolrip's Event, Marketing Boost and Wealth & Family product lines through both direct placement and broker partnerships.

Regional players

• Vanbreda Risk & Benefits: Leading Belgian insurance broker with HNW, corporate and specialty practices; the most direct Belgian-headquartered competitor to Tolrip for local specialty and family/wealth clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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