The Front Row View (entertainment insurance blog)
Video: What is a Premium? What is a Deductible?
28 April, 2020 • Grant PattenDisclaimer: the deductible amounts disclosed in this video are current to April 2020 and are subject to change. What is an insurance premium? An insurance premium is the amount of money an individual or business pays for an insurance policy. Premiums are collected and kept in reserve in order to pay out claims as they ...
Intimacy Directors in the Theatre World
15 April, 2020 • Lynne GodfroyHiring an Intimacy Coach, or Intimacy Director (ID), as part of a theatre’s crew is becoming more common in Canadian theatrical circles, sparked by media attention to the vulnerability of women in the arts and entertainment sector. What is an intimacy coach / intimacy director? So what is the purpose of an Intimacy Dir...
Fire, Flood, Injury: Stage Disasters & Insurance Considerations
4 March, 2020 • Grant PattenThis post reviews some infamous theatrical stage disasters that have happened over the years. We cannot guarantee that any of these disasters would have necessarily been covered under any insurance claim (coverage decisions are ultimately up to the insurance company), but it is nonetheless instructive to consider what ...
Insurance for Body Parts for Actors, Models and Performers: What!
9 January, 2019 • David HamiltonBody parts cast insurance Insuring body parts | Body part insurance | Body insurance | How to insure body parts? Betty Grable was known as the "Girl with the Million-Dollar Legs" because that's what Fox Studios requested from Lloyd's of London for the Body Parts Insurance policy. Grable was once quoted to have said, "T...
...But isn't the circus supposed to be dangerous?
9 January, 2019 • Steve BeattySource: Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1051987001 | Shutterstock Circus Insurance (Canada) One of the delights of the circus is seeing the most skilled acrobats dazzle an audience with risky stunts. At Front Row, our experience with production liability insurance and special event liability insurance has shown that there...
Venue Insurance in Canada
30 August, 2018 • David McLeishYour venue welcomes the world | Venue insurance Canada Whether it’s an audience of ten thousand or something more intimate, you open your space to the public, and to the people who know how to draw a crowd. This, in turn, exposes you and your venue to certain risks that can be managed with the right kind of venue insur...
Movie Theatre Cinema Insurance: Protection for Owners
26 July, 2018 • David HamiltonProper movie theatre insurance allows you to transfer the risks of operating a cinema so you can focus on marketing and growing your business. Do You Need Movie Theatre Insurance? Yes: Film house insurance allows you to obtain financing at the bank and it helps you avoid bankruptcy caused by accidents in your theatre. ...
Paddy and Nico and Key Person Insurance
7 August, 2015 • Steve BeattyKey Person Insurance (Canada) Britain’s Got Talent was thrown a curve ball when dance duo “Paddy and Nico” had to withdraw from the competition. The sudden change occurred due to a rib injury sustained by Paddy during a rehearsal. Part of the novelty of the team was the fact that the female dance partner was so much ol...
British Pantomime And Theatre Insurance
6 August, 2015 • Steve BeattySource: Royalty-free stock illustration ID: 494347219 | Shutterstock I sure hope “Theatr Clwyd” out in England had theatre insurance. A Christmas pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk was cut short after an actor twisted his ankle in the middle of a performance. The actor’s name is Edward York and he plays the role of “S...
4 Easy Steps To Reading A Theatre Insurance Policy
23 July, 2015 • Steve Beatty“You got it buddy, the large print giveth and the small print taketh away” ― Tom Waits, Step Right Up In the nearly 30 years I’ve been a theatre insurance broker, I’ve read many theatre insurance policies. Over those years, I’ve adopted an approach to help me determine what’s covered and what’s not, relatively quickly....
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