Virtual | ArtTable’s Professional Development Series: Insurance Essentials: The Basics of Protecting Your Home and Business with Sarah Court & Matt Sweitzer

Two insurance professionals—an underwriter and an insurance broker—will help guide you through the complexities of property and casualty insurance for your personal and commercial risks. Learn about what types of coverages you may need and when you would need them, how to determine how much you may need, how to be a good risk, who to contact for coverage, and more.

Sarah Court, Vice President, Fine Arts, Brown & Brown. Sarah is a specialist fine art and high-net-worth insurance broker with more than two decades of experience navigating the intersection of art, collections, and risk. She has advised galleries, museums, artist estates, private collectors, and multi-generational families across the U.S. and Europe, with a focus on long-term stewardship and strategic risk management for culturally significant assets. Sarah’s career began in London as a Lloyd’s of London fine art insurance broker, where she built a client base that included major museums, global galleries, university collections, auction houses, luxury brands, and high-profile private collectors. This was complimented by her Master’s Degree in Art History, obtained at Richmond, the American International University of London. Prior to joining Risk Strategies, Sarah was Managing Director of a start-up boutique brokerage in NYC for large collector clients, galleries, artists, dealers, and family offices. Prior to that she was Director of Global Fine Art for Aon and National Fine art leader for Frank Crystal and Alliant. She also was the Director of Development for Design Miami, sister fair to Art Basel from 2021-2022 and is an adjunct Professor of Art History. Sarah has received numerous industry awards and accolades including 2026 Power Broker Finalist in Fine Art from Risk & Insurance, Elite Women in Insurance, 40 Under 40 Power Broker Rising Star and Fine Art Power Broker by Risk & Insurance magazine. She also serves on her local Art & Culture advisory board in Miami and is part of Leadership Committees in Massachusetts and Florida.

Matt Sweitzer, Head of Fine Art & Collectibles, Private Client Select Insurance Services. Matt oversees the growth, strategy, and performance of the Fine Art & Collectibles line of business. Recognized for his ability to blend deep technical underwriting expertise with strategic innovation, Matt brings more than a decade of high-net-worth insurance experience to the role. Before joining Private Client Select, he served as an underwriting subject matter expert at Shift Technology, applying his industry knowledge to advance risk-detection solutions aimed at reducing premium leakage and application fraud. He previously spent 14 years at PURE Insurance, where he held a series of leadership positions across underwriting, portfolio management, and distribution strategy. Throughout his career, Matt has remained committed to elevating underwriting practices and helping insurers better understand and manage complex risks. At Private Client Select, Matt brings this combination of strategic insight and operational leadership to a best-in-class Fine Art & Collectibles offering for the high-net-worth market.

Program Admission:

• ArtTable Members – $10
• General Admission – $20

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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.