Monday, April 24, 2017

Every Entertainment Business Should Consider These Three Coverages

A Business Insurance Update
One of the best things a entertainment business owner can do to protect his or her business, is to have a business insurance program that covers your business in the best way possible.  Your business insurance program should include; Faulty Stock, Camera and Processing,  Employment Practice Liability, and Errors & Omission Liability insurance.  These coverage’s can often be bundled together through a management liability policy.

Employment Practices Liability (EPLI)
EPLI insurance provides coverage for claims involving employment harassment and discrimination in the employee/employer relationship.  Examples of these kinds of claims are wrongful dismissal/termination, sexual/racial/disability harassment, sexual/racial/disability/religious discrimination, employment related libel, slander, defamation and invasion of privacy, wrongful failure to employ or promote, and retaliation.

 Faulty Stock, Camera and Processing
Covers loss, damage or destruction of raw film or tape stock, exposed film (developed or undeveloped), recorded videotapes, sound tracks and tapes, caused by or resulting from fogging or the use of faulty materials (including cameras and videotape recorders); faulty sound equipment; faulty developing; faulty editing or faulty processing; and accidental erasure of videotape recordings.

Errors and Omissions
Covers legal liability and defense for the production company against lawsuits alleging unauthorized use of title, format, ideas, characters, plots, plagiarism, unfair competition or piracy. Also protects for alleged libel, slander, defamation of character or invasion of privacy. This coverage will usually be required by a distributor prior to release of any theatrical or television production.

The staff at John Hart Insurance has over 60 years combined experience in the field of entertainment insurance.  We focus exclusively on understanding the unique needs of motion picture, television, video, music and theatrical companies.  This knowledge base allows us to structure an insurance program specifically for each client that will be a balance of the best coverage and most economical solutions to help them manage the risks inherent to their unique businesses.


Wednesday, April 12, 2017

John Hart Insurance Offers Event Cancelation Insurance

No matter how well events are planned and organized, there are many things that can go wrong which can cause the event to be cancelled.

Event cancellation insurance provides protection for organizations, event planners, production companies and others that host conventions, plays, concerts, trade and consumer shows.  Coverage is available for indoor and outdoor events held nearly anywhere in the world. If your event is cancelled, you still may have legal and financial obligations. If you are holding a concert, comedy show or other entertainment event, call John Hart today.

Event cancellation Insurance can cover expenses or lost revenue that you might stand to lose if the event you are managing or promoting is cancelled or postponed due to unforeseeable reasons beyond your control.

Insurance coverage can include protection from adverse weather, heavy rain, fire, collapse or destruction of the event site, damage to surrounding venues or infrastructure, disease outbreak resulting in lack of access, power failures, and strikes. Other coverage can include non-appearance of a key speaker or entertainer, failure to vacate the event facility, and physical loss of personal property and door registration receipts. 

You have a lot invested in your event, and event insurance is a good way to protect that investment. No matter how much time, energy and money you invest in your events, there may be factors beyond your control that can cause costly cancellations or interruptions.


The staff at John Hart Insurance has over 60 years combined experience in the field of entertainment insurance.  We focus exclusively on understanding the unique needs of motion picture, television, video, music and theatrical companies.  This knowledge base allows us to structure an insurance program specifically for each client that will be a balance of the best coverage and most economical solutions to help them manage the risks inherent to their unique businesses.