Fairly Group continues as the “Official Insurance Provider of the ECHL” for 2019-20 Season

The ECHL announced on Tuesday that The Fairly Group will once again serve as the official commercial insurance provider of the ECHL for the 2019-20 Season for the League and its 26 Member Teams.

“The Fairly Group is one of the ECHL’s longest running partners and their management team is a critical component to our success,” said ECHL Commissioner Ryan Crelin. “Their experience and commitment to their clients in the sport marketplace is second to none.”

The partnership agreement highlights Fairly Group at all ECHL regular season and playoff games, as well as at the League’s signature events hosted throughout the season, including the 2020 Warrior Hockey/ECHL All-Star Classic in Wichita, Kansas on Jan. 22, 2020.

“The Fairly Group is proud to be a partner with ECHL and we look forward to the upcoming season,” said Alex Fairly, President of The Fairly Group.

The Fairly Group has represented the ECHL for 18 years in securing insurance related products and risk management education.

About the ECHL

Began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states, the ECHL has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 26 teams in 19 states and two Canadian provinces for its 32nd season in 2019-20. There have been 662 players who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League after starting their careers in the ECHL, including 20 who made their NHL debuts in the 2018-19 season. The ECHL has affiliations with 25 of the 31 NHL teams in 2019-20, marking the 23rd consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available at ECHL.com as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

About Fairly GroupThe Fairly Group is the premier insurance broker in the sports and entertainment industry, advising clients in over 100 countries across the world in several business segments, including Corporate Risk, Human Capital and Benefits, Insurance, and a broad array of Risk Consulting specialties.

The company began one hundred years ago as the Ordway Saunders Agency in Amarillo, Texas. Since then, they have gone through several iterations of ownership and eventually became a part of Willis Towers Watson, one of the world's largest publicly-traded insurance and risk management companies. On February 1, 2016, the group formerly known as the Amarillo office of Willis Towers Watson, was acquired by Alex Fairly and became the Fairly Group. Through the transition, the operations and team members remained completely intact. A century after the founding of Ordway Saunders, the Fairly Group became a private practice once again, continuing to serve clients throughout the world. Fairly Group continues to partner with Willis Towers Watson, as WTW retains a substantial interest in the Fairly Group. This partnership allows Fairly Group to have access to the vast resources associated with one of the world’s largest risk management platforms. Additionally, the new structure has allowed the FG team to make substantial and immediate investments in expertise (people) and resources (technology).

The Fairly Group continues to work with the same clients as when they were a part of Willis Towers Watson, but they have also expanded into new areas of innovative growth and development in the insurance industry. The company works in a vast assortment of industries, including major and minor league sports, entertainment, agriculture, transportation, and construction.