Film Production Coverage 101: Insuring Movies, Videos, Commercials and Webisodes
Production companies have seemingly endless checklists when it comes to a shoot, and procuring the right insurance is crucial to facilitating a project’s success. Coverage is available to protect various aspects of the production – from third-party liability to equipment, vehicles and more. It also protects employees injured on the job. Sounds simple, right? Unfortunately,…
Read MoreInside Special Events Insurance for Concerts
Concerts are a thrilling experience, no matter the size. From intimate, acoustic performances to stadium tours, concerts can become the memory of a lifetime for attendees. But despite rigorous preparations, there’s always the risk that something goes awry — during set-up, the concert itself, or break-down — that can lead to bodily injury or property…
Read MoreInsurance Market Overview, 2024 Projections By Matt Grossberg, ISC CEO
The market has been consistently hardening, with many reinsurers continually evaluating the types of business they want to write or downsizing their lines of authority due to catastrophic exposure, climate-related risks, the ongoing wars, geopolitical issues, and generally poor underwriting results in the past eight to 10 years. The market should continue to stay hard…
Read MoreLook at What Caught Your Eye: ISC’s Top Performing Articles of 2023
Our goal with the ISC Insider is to bring you the latest insurance market trends, issues impacting today’s business and individual consumers, industry sector updates, marketing strategies, and more. We also want to inform you about what’s new at ISC – our tech advances, new product and program launches, events, and more. Here are the…
Read MoreHow to Respond to Common Objections for Builder’s Risk Insurance
Builder’s Risk insurance provides coverage for buildings and structures while under construction, renovation, or remodeling. The policy, written for a specific time frame (3, 6, 9, or 12 months), is designed to protect against various risks that can occur during the construction process. It typically covers the following: Property Damage to Insured Structure & Materials:…
Read MoreParamount Gives Back over the Holiday Season, Participates in the East Texas Food Bank
When Paramount, an ISC company, decided it would be great to participate in the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler, everyone was eager to help. “Every department and person at the company hopped on board immediately,” said Sarah Morrow, Endorsement Manager at Paramount. “We had four huge boxes filled before the first week was over,…
Read MoreWhat Are the Most Common Winter Claims?
In most parts of the country, it’s cold outside, with snow and icy conditions already here or on their way. With Old Man Winter rearing his head again, it’s wise to take stock of some of the most common claims during this time and prepare your clients for risk. Slips and Falls While slip-and-fall claims…
Read MoreWe’ve Made Cyber Insurance Easy to Quote, Bind, and Deliver
While huge data breaches and other types of cyberattacks against companies like Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, and 23andMe make headlines, small businesses are attractive prey for hackers. Cybercriminals assume that weaker security measures will make small businesses more accessible to crack than larger enterprises. Unfortunately, too often, small to midsize companies don’t have the staff and…
Read MoreAdd Special Events Insurance to Your Client’s Holiday Party To-Do List
With the holidays right around the corner, talk to your clients about Special Events insurance to protect against potential liabilities, property damage, and unforeseen events. Typically, holiday parties engage large gatherings of people, especially if the event includes spouses and significant others. Accidents or injuries (like slips and falls) can easily occur, putting a company’s…
Read MoreThe Not-So-Merry Side of Holiday Parties
It’s the season when companies get together to celebrate the holidays and the beginning of a new year. But amid the celebration, things can and do go wrong. Let’s take a look at a few holiday party claims of the past. Employment Practices Related Lawsuits Television station KTLA in Los Angeles reported that a former…
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