Skip to main content
Film production crew with camera equipment on location
Film & Media Production Insurance

Production insurance built for the shoot, the gear, the contract, and the scene.

Eventure reviews film and media production risk across locations, rented equipment, crew, cast, vehicles, certificates, contracts, DICE, and declared high-hazard scenes before the production clock starts running.

Commercials, documentaries, branded content, music videos, TV, digital, corporate, and independent productions

General liability, equipment, rented gear, cast, extra expense, auto, workers compensation, excess, and E&O review

Location owners, municipalities, rental houses, agencies, brands, networks, vendors, and certificate deadlines

Declared review for stunts, animals, pyrotechnics, weapons, drones, water, rail, picture vehicles, and DICE exposures

Buyer Fit

Production Companies

For producers, production companies, filmmakers, agencies, studios, media teams, and recurring content operations.

Coverage Fit

P&C + Production

Liability, equipment, property, cast, extra expense, auto, workers compensation, travel accident, excess, and specialty review.

Contract Fit

COI Heavy

Built around rental houses, location owners, venues, municipalities, brand clients, and permit or contract wording.

Hazard Fit

Declared Scenes

Stunts, pyrotechnics, animals, weapons, drones, water, rail, and precision driving stay visible before binding.

Direct Answer

Film production insurance protects the operating reality behind the creative work.

What is film and media production insurance?

Film and media production insurance is a coverage review for production companies and individual projects. It can include production general liability, rented and owned equipment, props, sets, wardrobe, negative and faulty stock, extra expense, cast, commercial auto, workers compensation, travel accident, excess limits, E&O, media liability, certificates, and declared high-hazard scene review.

Is production insurance different from event insurance?

Yes. A production may not have a public audience, but it still has locations, rental houses, crew, equipment, vehicles, permits, contracts, certificates, and schedule pressure. That operating structure should not be flattened into a generic event liability page.

When does a shoot need special underwriting?

Special review is usually needed when a project involves stunts, fight scenes, animals, pyrotechnics, drones, weapons, watercraft, aircraft, railroads, precision driving, picture vehicles, high equipment values, union or guild requirements, unusual locations, or contract-specific certificate wording.

Film crew on set requiring production insurance review

Production Map

The best submissions make the production visible before underwriting asks twice.

A strong film file shows who owns the production, where the shoot happens, what gear moves, which contracts need certificates, and which scenes need special attention.

Cinema camera crew for production location and certificate review

Location + Contract

Every certificate request is a clue.

A rental house, city permit, private location, venue, agency, or brand contract can change the wording and endorsement conversation.

Cinema camera equipment and rented property review

Equipment + Transit

The gear often needs its own inland marine conversation.

Owned and rented cameras, lighting, sound, grip, props, sets, wardrobe, storage, and transit deserve a focused equipment review.

Pyrotechnic effects representing declared production scene review

Declared Scenes

Special scenes should not be buried in the script.

Stunts, animals, pyrotechnics, weapons, drones, water, rail, and driving scenes need early disclosure and documentation.

Coverage Map

A film policy is usually a stack of production-specific coverage conversations.

The page should show more than generic liability. Producers and brokers need to see equipment, locations, crew, cast, vehicles, contracts, media liability, and declared hazards in the same map.

Liability and locations

Production general liability, special certificates, waivers, additional insureds, municipalities, venues, private locations, studios, permits, and contract wording.

Equipment and property

Rented and owned cameras, sound, lighting, grip, props, sets, wardrobe, third-party property damage, negative/faulty stock, and extra expense.

People and schedule

Cast, crew, volunteers, payroll, workers compensation, travel accident, guild requirements, non-appearance concerns, and schedule interruption.

Auto and mobile operations

Hired/non-owned auto, commercial auto, picture vehicles, trucks, trailers, production vans, parking, load-in, transit, and physical damage.

Declared hazard review

Stunts, pyrotechnics, fight choreography, weapons, animals, drones, water, rail, precision driving, and vendor safety documentation.

Media and financial lines

Errors and omissions, media liability, copyright or clearance concerns, cyber, client contracts, distribution requirements, and network delivery needs.

Production Types

Eventure can review the full production-company and project map.

Some production pages only speak to feature films. This page should also catch the commercial, documentary, corporate, digital, photography, and annual production work that brings real equipment and contract pressure.

Commercials

Documentaries

Corporate video

Branded content

Music videos

Feature films

Short films

Television pilots

Reality series

Training videos

Digital video

Photography shoots

Submission Dossier

What to send before Eventure reviews a film or media production file.

The goal is to let underwriting see the production as it operates: project type, locations, gear, crew, contracts, vehicles, certificates, specialty scenes, and schedule sensitivity.

Production identity

Production company, producer, project title, entity, gross production cost, annual receipts, project type, dates, states, locations, and distribution plans.

Contracts and certificates

Rental-house requirements, location agreements, municipalities, permits, agencies, brand clients, networks, additional insureds, waiver wording, and deadline.

Equipment and property values

Owned equipment, rented equipment, cameras, lighting, sound, grip, props, sets, wardrobe, rented premises, storage, transit, and deductibles.

Crew, cast, and payroll

Cast, crew, volunteers, payroll, independent contractors, unions, guild requirements, workers compensation, travel, and non-appearance concerns.

Vehicles and transport

Hired/non-owned auto, commercial auto, production vehicles, picture vehicles, trailers, box trucks, parking, load-in, and physical damage needs.

Declared scene schedule

Stunts, weapons, pyrotechnics, animals, drones, water, rail, aircraft, precision driving, safety plans, coordinators, vendors, and timing.

Coverage Architecture

Production coverage should be organized before the quote request gets vague.

The local production source data already shows the stack buyers expect: inland marine, general liability, auto, workers compensation, excess, travel accident, and volunteer accident. The page now brings that structure forward.

Coverage ConversationProduction Details
Inland MarineRented equipment, owned equipment, props, sets and wardrobe, negative & faulty stock, third party property damage, extra expense, cast and more.
General LiabilityGeneral liability (including increased limits), stunt buyback, special certificates and waivers.
AutomobileAutomobile liability, physical damage.
Workers CompensationWorkers compensation.
Excess LiabilityLimits available up to $10 million.
Travel AccidentTravel accident to comply with guild requirements.
Volunteer AccidentAccident coverage for volunteers.

Competitive Detail

This page should beat thin competitor pages by being specific about production risk.

Producers and brokers do not only need a quote button. They need to know whether the page understands rental houses, locations, equipment, cast, extra expense, DICE, contracts, and declared scene review.

Do not stop at generic general liability. Production buyers search for equipment, rented gear, cast, extra expense, auto, E&O, and COIs.

Explain DICE correctly and separate ordinary annual production work from declared high-hazard scene review.

Create a dedicated inland marine and rented equipment page because equipment intent is a different search than general production insurance.

Show contract fluency: rental houses, location owners, municipalities, agencies, brands, and networks all ask for different wording.

Make it clear that stunts, pyrotechnics, animals, weapons, drones, water, rail, and precision driving are not assumed automatic coverage.

Use plain-language submission guidance so brokers and producers know what to send before the quote stalls.

Declared Stunt + Specialty Classes

High-hazard scenes need their own review path.

These classes are not a promise that every scene is automatically covered. They are the kinds of production exposures that should be declared, documented, and reviewed.

Aerial Scenes

Shoots from aircraft including airplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons and unmanned aircraft (drones). Includes scenic shots from private or commercial aircraft that do not involve aerial acrobatics or other hazardous maneuvers.

Animals

Scenes involving the use of animals, such as dogs, farm animals, household pets, and zoo animals.

Falls

Scenes involving scripted and choreographed falls.

Fight Scenes

Fight scenes that are choreographed, structured, and sequenced. These scenes may involve physical contact between actors and the use of weapons.

Precision Driving

Controlled driving on public roads, race tracks, off-road, chase scenes, skidding, collisions, explosions, and motorcycles.

Pyrotechnics

Fireworks, flashboxes, demolition, explosions, and other pyrotechnic effects.

Railroad Scenes

Non-hazardous filming activities at railroad stations, inactive tracks, service tracks or on passenger, commuter, or freight trains.

Recreational Vehicles

Use of recreational vehicles such as ATVs, go karts, mopeds, motorcycles, scooters, segways, snowmobiles, and similar vehicles.

Water Scenes

Canoes, kayaks, lake shoots, surfing, and pool scenes. Watercraft liability may require separate placement.

Weapons

Scenes involving prop guns, squibs, blanks, knives or similar weapons.

People Also Ask

The production insurance questions buyers ask before they apply.

What insurance does a film production need?
Does film production insurance cover rented camera equipment?
What is production equipment inland marine insurance?
Do location owners require a certificate of insurance?
Does production insurance cover stunts or pyrotechnics?
What is DICE production insurance?
Do producers need errors and omissions insurance?
How much does film production insurance cost?

FAQ

Direct answers for producers, brokers, production companies, agencies, and media teams.

Start A Production Review

Bring the schedule, locations, gear, contracts, certificate wording, and declared scenes into one review.

If the production rents gear, controls locations, hires crew, moves equipment, stores property, has contract wording, or includes high-hazard scenes, Eventure can help organize the file for the right production insurance conversation.