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John Hart Insurance Provides Unique Insurance Coverage for The Entertainment Industry

By: John Hart | November 30, 2016

Los Angles California -- John Hart Insurance Agency is a leading provider of entertainment insurance in California. John hart recently identified several key exposures entertainment firms have. The good news is that John Hart has insurance solutions specifically designed for the entertainment industry.

Cast Insurance- Reimburses the production company for any extra expense necessary to complete principal photography of an insured production due to death, injury or sickness of any insured performer or director. Insured performers (or director) must take a physical examination prior to being covered by this insurance.

Props, Sets and Wardrobe insurance - Provides coverage on props, sets, scenery, costumes, wardrobe and similar theatrical property against risks of direct physical loss, damage or destruction occurring during the production.

Errors and Omissions Insurance - 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. It 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.

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.

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.