The Front Row View (entertainment insurance blog)
Injuries to Actors Could be Covered Under Cast Production Insurance
27 November, 2023 • Mike GronerActor Injury Insurance for Film Productions (US and Canada) Colby Spencer: I don’t know if everybody knows: there’s production insurance, show insurance but there’s also cast insurance claims and they can be some of the biggest claims that a project can incur. One of the examples that I saw on the Front Row blog was wh...
Top 10 Stock Footage Platforms for Filmmakers | Best Stock Video Sites
13 November, 2023 • Grant PattenImage: Shutterstock If you’re working on a low-to-no budget film/video project or documentary, you’ll probably have to use stock footage and thankfully, there are many helpful platforms out there that provide a large variety of footage for download at reasonable prices. So, let’s do a “resource round-up” of some of the...
The Three Parts of Film Production Insurance Explained by a Broker
30 October, 2023 • Mike GronerMike Groner: Production insurance I would break down into three different parts. The first being the liability; that’s your commercial general liability, also known as public liability. That’s the bodily injury or property damage to the public. No equipment vendor is going to let you out the door without liability insu...
Producers: Buy an E&O policy before going into production or wait?
12 September, 2023 • Dave SternFilm Producers: Buy an E&O policy before going into production or wait until the project has been sold? Dave Stern: I think as an entertainment lawyer, we would always rather a producer’s errors & omissions (E&O) policy be obtained as early as possible, certainly before production would be ideal. In a lot o...
Call Sheets Help Reduce Film Insurance Costs
7 September, 2023 • David HamiltonDaily Call Sheets in Film Production Daily call sheets are a useful way to alert cast and crew to potential hazards for that day’s shooting schedule, and to inform them about which safety precautions they might need to take. Film insurance underwriters appreciate the risk management component of a call sheet and take t...
Filmmakers: Capture Footage of the Location Before the Shoot!
31 August, 2023 • Mike GronerColby Spencer: For someone who is an indie filmmaker or doing a small project, what are some things that you wish you could tell them that they can learn from this episode? Mike Groner: I would say probably the most important thing – and I try to hit this home with every filmmaker – when you’re going to film at a locat...
Filmmakers, are YOU prepared with cyber insurance if you get hacked?
27 July, 2023 • Grant PattenSource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 635676176, Shutterstock Don’t think a cyber hack could happen to your production company? Well, think again! Just look at the below real-life examples of film production company hacks to see how real this threat is: The Sony Pictures hack (2014) In 2014, a hacker group (likely spons...
Kidnap and Ransom Insurance: Why Film Productions Should Consider It
20 June, 2023 • Grant PattenImage: Shutterstock Kidnap and ransom (K&R) insurance is a type of insurance that provides coverage for certain financial losses incurred as a result of a kidnapping or extortion. It typically covers costs such as ransom payments, legal fees, and expenses for crisis management consultants. Under a foreign film prod...
Front Row Insurance: We’re a Brokerage, Not an Insurance Company
12 June, 2023 • Mike GronerThe Difference Between a Broker and an Insurer Colby Spencer: Why don’t you just give people a quick rundown of Front Row. Mike Groner: Sure, we are an entertainment brokerage; we’re primarily based in Canada (main offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal) and then we have offices in New York, LA, Colorado and Florida. ...
Civil Authority Coverage for Film Productions Explained
12 April, 2023 • Mike GronerColby Spencer: I think everybody got a bit shocked when [film production during the COVID-19 pandemic] shut down but, I don’t know, I think everybody had a forced rest and film is known for being no rest. Mike Groner: I wish we could say that we got that same rest during the stay-at-home orders but instead, I think we ...
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