The Front Row View (entertainment insurance blog)
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...
Wedding Insurance: What is it? | What is Wedding Liability Insurance?
15 February, 2024 • David HamiltonWhat is Wedding Insurance? Special event wedding insurance (Canada) protects a couple if they are sued as a result of a mishap at their wedding that injures a guest. Why Get Wedding Insurance? Yikes: Right before walking down the aisle, the marquee tent is buffeted by wind and comes loose from its moorings and injures ...
Wedding Insurance Has Your Special Day Protected
6 February, 2024 • David HamiltonKnown for being an insurance online pioneer, Canada’s Front Row Insurance now offers wedding insurance – which you can get online in about 3 minutes Vancouver, BC – January 30, 2024 – You’re planning a wedding, so you’ve got a lot on your plate. Now, you can check one item off your list in about 3 minutes: wedding insu...
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...
Why your summer festival needs special event insurance
20 July, 2023 • David HamiltonWhy your summer festival needs special event insurance – and how to find affordable coverage with Shephard Ashmore Vancouver, Canada – July 20, 2023 – With the cost of event insurance in Canada reaching unprecedented heights, especially for festivals, community events and parades, Shephard Ashmore – Canada’s premier ev...
Film Production Insurance: How the Premium is Determined
12 December, 2022 • David HamiltonUsually, the cost of film production insurance is determined by charging a pre-determined rate against the net insurable budget of the production. The net insurable budget is calculated by removing those items out of the gross budget that the client does not want to insure (i.e., unit publicity, insurance, and general ...
Film Broker Jinny Barbosa Joins Globalex Insurance in Montreal
16 November, 2022 • David HamiltonMontreal, Canada – August 30, 2022 – Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc., a specialized entertainment insurance brokerage, is pleased to announce the addition of well-known film insurance broker Jinny Barbosa to its Montreal office (Globalex). Jinny has worked in the insurance industry since 1994. Jinny worked for 27 year...
Insurance rates are rising and premiums are increasing | Hard market
12 April, 2022 • David HamiltonInsurance rates are rising and premiums are increasing - this is known as a hard market. It is the cyclical opposite of a soft market when rates are decreasing. The reasons for the hard market in the entertainment sub-sector are varied. The COVID losses sustained by insurance companies resulted in larger payouts when f...
Mystery works well in a film script — less so, when it comes to insurance
11 April, 2022 • David HamiltonMystery works well in a film script — less so, when it comes to adjusting a claim for missing props, wardrobe and film gear. The coverage for props, sets and wardrobe and miscellaneous equipment in an entertainment package policy doesn’t cover mysterious disappearance. The film insurance company won’t cover a loss that...
Film Production Insurance: Why it is Needed.
4 November, 2021 • David HamiltonProduction insurance is a vital part of any production. All productions should be insured to protect the producers from financial disaster resulting from property damage or liability arising from the production or post-production process. Even if the producer is willing to assume these risks, they will still need insur...
Volunteers and Interns on Film Sets: Worth the Risk? (Canada)
29 September, 2021 • David HamiltonWork comp (WC) coverage provides medical costs, rehab costs, loss of future earnings and most importantly, once the injured employee accepts the WC benefits, they waive the right to sue their employer. Work comp and interns information for BC WorkSafeBC will not provide WC coverage to unpaid interns or volunteers; ther...
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