Film Producers Risk
Business Descriptor
For more than
40 years,
Chubb has been
underwriting
film productions,
staying apace
with the new
technologies of
this changing
industry.
Film Producers Risk
Here’s Looking At You, Kid
From film to video, analog to digital, and
SD to HD, we’ve provided protection to
film producers over the years for myriad
risks and exposures.
Chubb’s target appetite for our
Film Producers Risk policy is as diverse
as the people who make films. It is
designed to protect a wide variety of
productions, including:
In today’s diverse and dynamic
environment with ever-evolving
exposures, an insurer with an established
track record is critical. Choose a
carrier that understands film and video
production and has an insurance policy
that’s not just special effects. Chubb has
the depth of expertise to help production
companies manage their global risks,
with enterprise-wide insurance products
supported by outstanding claim and risk
engineering services.
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
Chubb’s Film Producers Risk policy is
unique in an industry that prides itself
on creativity and individuality. With
language, structure and terminology that
better express the intent of protection
and encompass the enlarging spectrum
of filmmaking technologies, Chubb’s Film
Producers Risk policy responds to the
needs of today’s film producers.
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Feature films
Television productions
Commercials
Documentaries
Music videos
Educational films
Corporate or institutional productions
Commercial still photographers
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
Take a look at our product highlights
to better understand why Chubb’s Film
Producers Risk policy is different.of
damage to property
Cast Insurance
• Provides protection against additional
production costs (production loss)
resulting from incapacity of a declared
cast member
• Includes loss resulting from absence
due to bereavement
• No restrictions for age or overlapping
productions
• No exclusion for childhood diseases
• Protection automatically extends
through post production
• Limits for the incapacity of
any undeclared cast or crew
members included
Production Media
(“Negative and Faulty”)
• Insures against production losses
caused by loss of or damage to any
medium or device as well as the
information they contain
• No exclusions for damage caused
by x-ray or magnetic fields, change
or extremes of temperature, dampness
or dryness
In rare cases, one or more cast and/
or production media losses may make
abandonment of the production
necessary. Chubb’s Film Producers Risk
policy includes broadened provisions for
those circumstances.
Damage to Property
(“Extra Expense”)
• Insures against production losses
caused by actual or potential
impairment of the production as a
result of damage to property
• Damage to property used in the
production as well as other property
at shooting, storage or post locations
is insured
• Limits for animals included
Other Insured Causes of
Production Loss
• Action of a civil or military authority
• Response to an imminent peril, such as
a hurricane
• Damage to property that prevents
ingress to or egress from a location
• Mechanical breakdown, including
production equipment, animatronics,
boats, aircraft or any other property
used in the production
• Damage to property that interrupts
services (e.g., power, water and
communications)
• Seizure or quarantine of property by
governmental or military authority
• Strike or civil protest that interferes with
access to or use of a shooting location
Impairment of Computer Services
Chubb’s Film Producers Risk policy
provides protection against loss caused
by malicious programming, whether the
attack is initiated from inside or outside
the company.
Property
protected by Chubb’s Film Producers Risk
policy includes:
• Props, sets and wardrobe
• Production equipment, including nonowned vehicles, regardless of what type
or how used in the production (e.g.,
mobile equipment, cars, buses,
motor homes)
• Office contents, including additional
expense coverage
• Money and securities
• Limits for animals
• Limits for library stock
Legal Liability
Chubb’s Film Producers Risk policy
provides protection for damage to or loss
of use of property in the insured’s care,
custody or control, including damage to
living quarters of cast and crew.
Come Out, Come Out,
Wherever You Are
Wherever you are shooting or processing,
Chubb is there to support you. With
specialized entertainment underwriters
in strategic film hubs around the
world, Chubb’s global capabilities are
unmatched. Take a look at a sampling of
our global offerings:
• Admitted insurance in any
foreign market
• Local insurance for non-U.S. producers
• Insurance support for international
co-productions
• Policies available in at least six
different languages
Houston, We Have A Problem
With Chubb, claims and risk engineering
services are not a problem. We have
specialized claims representatives,
located strategically throughout the
world, who deal with film and other
entertainment risks. Together with
highly experienced film adjusters, they
work with our insureds to help them
find solutions to problems and minimize
losses, as well as resolve claims as quickly
and efficiently as possible. As always, they
are backed by Chubb’s promise to pay
claims within 48 hours of settlement.
Chubb’s in-house risk engineers are also
available to film producers when needed
to help ensure peace of mind.
The Beginning Of A
Beautiful Friendship
Chubb prides itself on long-term
relationships with film producers of all
types. Take a look at our product breadth,
global capabilities and specialized
services, and you’ll see that insuring with
Chubb is an award-winning move.
For additional information, please
contact your Chubb-appointed agent or
local Chubb underwriter today.
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For a list of these subsidiaries, please visit our website at new.chubb.com. Insurance provided by U.S. based Chubb
underwriting companies. All products may not be available in all states. Coverage is subject to the language of the
policies as actually issued. Surplus lines insurance sold only through licensed surplus lines producers. Chubb, P.O. Box
1600, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-1600. Form 10-01-0049 (Rev. 8/16)