Entertainment insurance specialists

• Commercial motor insurance covers vehicles used for business purposes for damage, loss or liability.
• Cover can be provided for all business vehicle classes, including cars, utes, vans, trucks, buses and more. We can arrange cover for high-value, unusual or hero vehicles used in shoots and obtain competitive rates for hire vehicle insurance.

• Content media insurance - also called 'negative film insurance', covers increased costs incurred due to loss or damage of footage. It can also cover the risks of faulty stock, camera and processing.

• Equipment and office insurance covers physical loss or damage to equipment (cameras, sound gear, electrical equipment, etc) that is owned, hired or on loan.
• Equipment insurance for tools used in hazardous activities, such as underwater or aerial work, drones, etc, can also be arranged.

• Errors and omissions insurance covers costs of claims arising from copyright infringement, invasion of privacy, defamation and other specified contractual breaches.

For event organisers, we offer a range of solutions to protect risks related to event hosting, including:

• Event insurance
• Non-appearance cover
• Prize indemnity and hole-in-one insurance
• Public liability insurance
• Pluvius insurance (weather cover)

• Cover for monies handled by the company, at premises, in transit and if necessary, at employees' homes.

• Producers' indemnity or cast insurance covers additional expenses to complete principal photography. It also covers costs if filming is interrupted due to the illness, injury or death of specified members of the cast and crew, such as the lead actor, director, producer or other declared key person.

• Insures against loss or damage to props, sets and wardrobe items owned, hired or on loan to the production. Covers New Zealand and worldwide. 
  
  

• Public liability insurance covers the company for costs of claims arising if someone is accidentally injured or property is damaged as a result of your work. It's an important cover for film and entertainment professionals to have in place, as negligence lawsuits can be expensive. More on public liability insurance.

• Statutory liability insurance covers legal defence and reparation costs if you are investigated or prosecuted for unintentional breaches of certain New Zealand legislation. Some costs are excluded, such as fines and penalties under the Health and Safety at Work Act. 
  More on statutory liability insurance

Other speciality insurances that may be required depending on the type of event or film production include:

• Cyber insurance
• Aviation liability (drones) 
• Marine insurance 
• Life and health insurance 
• Business travel insurance