Front Row Film Insurance Brokers Summer Newsletter

I am happy to be able to send our latest newsletter with tips on how to protect your company. Front Row continues to grow: we have added staff in Toronto and Vancouver and moved into a larger office in Toronto.  We merged with Globalex in Montreal and added 10 people. The Front Row LA office opened in the fall and is rapidly attracting new clients. The last 12 months has further strengthened our position as the number one film insurance broker in Canada as measured by production budget volume.

We welcome your calls and e mails: please let us know if there is anything we can do for you. We are always happy to answer your questions. Have a great summer!

Film Production Insurance and Renting Crew Personal Vehicles

If you plan to rent a vehicle from a crew member for your film production there are some important steps to follow to ensure everyone is covered.

With respect to damage to the vehicle or third parties during shooting, there are two things to think about which are handled differently by insurance: damage to the vehicle itself; and damage to third party's property (Property Damage) or third parties themselves (Bodily Injury). Read more...

Volunteers on Set: Worth the Risk?

Worksafe BC will not provide WC coverage to unpaid interns or volunteers: there are no wages to base loss of future earnings on. WC provides medical costs, rehab costs, loss of future earnings and most importantly, once the injured employee accepts the WC benefits, they waive the right to sue their employer.

We suggest that you have the intern sign a waiver acknowledging the inherent dangers of a film set. A sample waiver can be obtained from your lawyer or we would be happy to send you one as well.

We can provide you with an accidental death and dismemberment policy for $75 per volunteer that will pay a cash settlement for a specific list of injuries ($50,000 for loss of eye, $100,000 for loss of leg, ect); although, this in no way replaces WC. The injured intern could still sue the employer. For this reason I would recommend against hiring a volunteer.

Let us know if you would like us to send you an AD&D application. We need to know the name, nationality and dates of work of the volunteer employees.

Front Row Insurance Brokers opens an office in Los Angeles

Canada's largest Film Insurance Broker expands to LA.

Vancouver, Canada - - February 20 2014 -- Front Row is pleased to announce the opening of their first office in the United States. The US company will be known as Front Row Insurance Brokers, LLC and will be located at: 14156 Magnolia Blvd, Suite 200, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423. Read more...

Film Production Insurance Premiums: One way to Save Money

One of the simplest ways to reduce film production insurance premiums is to lower the net insurable budget. The net insurable budget is the amount left once various budget line items are removed from the definition of insurable costs. The rate that is negotiated with the insurance company is applied against the net budget...Read more

Front Row Insurance Brokers announce merger with Globalex of Montreal

Canada's largest film insurance broker is created.

Vancouver,Canada - - September 23, 2013 -- Front Row is pleased to announce a merger with Globalex after five months of discussion.  Globalex is one of the largest specialized film insurance brokers in Quebec with 12 staff located in their Sherbrooke St office. Read more...