Film & Entertainment Insurance

[Lucky Hardwood]

To get specific numbers I would have to have a much more fleshed out shooting schedule. I was hoping for some general numbers so that I could see what effect certain on set activities have on the overall cost. My insurance guy can provide me with everything except for E&O coverage but needs set in stone numbers to work with.

[Aspiring Mogul]

Originally Posted by directorik

Yes. You can contact any of the many providers of E&O and general
liability film insurance. They will be glad to give you their standard
policies.

Thanks, as always, Rik.

Any insurance agents out there who can provide that? If so, please PM me for contact details.

Oh yes, those who are purchasing any kind of insurance should get an insurance lawyer to look over the fine print - not just any lawyer but an insurance specialist, because, under certain circumstances, the insurer can refuse to provide coverage, so the contact has be to written so they can't wiggle out. Many general practitioners will not know of the pitfalls.

[directorik]

No need to PM anything:

Emory has offered to answer questions and even offered an email.
You can contact:
http://www.productioninsurance.com/
Call FilmIns at 800-696-3023 http://www.filmins.com/
http://www.eqgroup.com/film_production.htm
I always use: http://www.filmemporium.com/

Any insurance agent will need a lot of information about your production i
n order to give you anything other than a general ballpark number. I have
gotten coverage for a feature for as low as $2,750. I have paid $20,000.
That’s your ballpark figure. When putting together a budget I have found
that 3.5 to 4% of the non-salary budget is a pretty good general number.
E&O can be all over the place - it depends on the final movie.