Our Story

Specialty Insurance SC is a division of Alliance Risk Insurance Services, specializing in insurance for action sports and entertainment venues.

Specialty Insurance was built for one reason: the businesses that power America's most exciting recreational experiences were being underserved by the insurance industry - or worse, left exposed by policies that were never designed for them.

Action sports operators, family entertainment centers, and specialty recreation businesses face risks that generic commercial insurance simply doesn't address. Participant injuries. Equipment failure mid-event. Waiver gaps that collapse under legal scrutiny. Seasonal operations with fluctuating exposure. We saw these gaps firsthand, and we built a specialty practice specifically to close them.

Who We Serve

We work with operators across the full spectrum of action sports and specialty entertainment - from single-location axe throwing venues to multi-site go-kart complexes, from seasonal corn mazes to year-round family entertainment centers. What our clients have in common is that they run businesses where the experience is the product, and protecting that experience requires more than a standard BOP from a generalist carrier.

What Sets Us Apart

We don't place your business in a "miscellaneous recreation" bucket. We access specialty programs underwritten by carriers who have actually analyzed loss data in your class of business. That means better coverage, fewer surprises at claim time, and pricing that reflects your actual risk profile - not a generic industry category.

Our team understands the operational realities of running an action sports or entertainment business: the seasonal cash flow pressures, the liability exposure from high-energy activities, the complexity of covering both staff and participants, and the contract requirements from landlords, event organizers, and franchisors.

Our Approach

We work fast. Most clients have a bindable quote within 48 hours. We speak plainly - no jargon, no buried exclusions you'll only discover at claim time. And when something goes wrong, we advocate for you through the claims process, not just at the application stage.

This is a specialty practice, not a generalist agency that happens to write recreation accounts. If you run an action sports or specialty entertainment business, this is exactly the coverage we were built to provide.