Front Row Insurance
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc. is a privately owned insurance broker primarily serving the entertainment industry with eight offices across North America.[1][2]
Front Row has insured various film productions across North America, including The Nest (2020 film) starring Jude Law, 50/50 (2011 film) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Enemy (2013 film) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, The Experiment (2010 film) starring Forest Whitaker, Kodachrome (film) starring Ed Harris, The Whistleblower starring Rachel Weisz, and Barney's Version (film) starring Paul Giamatti.[3]
In 2013, the company initiated an online musical instrument insurance program for members of various Canadian music associations, including the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada[4], the Screen Composers Guild of Canada, the Canadian Country Music Association and the Canadian League of Composers. In 2018, the company initiated an online short-term event liability insurance program.[5][6][not in citation given][7][8]
Front Row has partnerships with various film industry associations to provide production insurance to their members, including the Documentary Organization of Canada[9] and the US (WIFT-US) chapters of Women in Film and Television International.[10][11][12] In 2023, the company partnered with the International Documentary Association (IDA) to provide errors & omissions professional liability insurance coverage to IDA members.[13]
Rust shooting incident
Front Row Insurance is the insurance broker for Rust (2024 film). In October 2021, production was temporarily suspended after a controversial and highly publicized firearms shooting incident, in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed.[14][15][16][17]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
In various trade publications and media outlets, insurance brokers from Front Row have provided commentary on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, and specifically on film production insurance.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Company history
The company formed in 2009 when FOCUS Entertainment Insurance Brokers Inc. merged with the entertainment division of Jones Brown Inc. to create Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.[25]
In 2015, Front Row acquired cultureONE Inc., an insurance broker in the Canadian performing arts scene.[26]
In 2022, Front Row was acquired by Westland Insurance.[27][28]
References
- ↑ "Westland Insurance buys Canada's Front Row Insurance Brokers". 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Westland Insurance acquires Canadian film and entertainment insurance broker". 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "With Front Row Insurance Brokers (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "Front Row Musical Instruments & Studio Liability Group Program | SOCAN".
- ↑ "Wedding insurance can cover unforeseen problems, but not a runaway bride". The Globe and Mail. 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Press, Canadian. "How wedding insurance can cover many things - but not a runaway bride". www.insurancebusinessmag.com.
- ↑ Ligaya, Armina (March 29, 2018). "Wedding insurance can cover unforeseen problems, but not a runaway bride". CTVNews.
- ↑ "Wedding insurance can cover unforeseen problems, but not a runaway bride". thestar.com. April 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Join DOC".
- ↑ "Front Row Insurance – WIFT US".
- ↑ "Membership Benefits".
- ↑ "Front Row Insurance Brokers – The Film Insurance Experts – NYWIFT Discount on Production Insurance". New York Women in Film & Television. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "Front Row unveils new E&O program for IDA members". 25 May 2023.
- ↑ Bahr, Anthony McCartney, Stefanie Dazio, Lindsey (2021-10-28). "Legal, Insurance, Safety Issues Swirl Around 'Rust' Movie Set Shooting". Insurance Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "'Rust' Insurance Policy Covers a Maximum $6 Million for Injury or Death". TMZ. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "Documents name Chubb as liability insurer for Baldwin movie". Business Insurance. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ Oct 27, WENN-; Story: 349837, 2021 / 7:47 am |. "Criminal charges 'on the table' in Rust shooting as investigation continues - Entertainment News". www.castanet.net. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ Grzadkowska, Alicja. "Coronavirus drops curtains on coverage for film and TV productions". www.insurancebusinessmag.com.
- ↑ "Lights … Camera … Canceled? | Leader's Edge Magazine". January 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Insurance Coverage - Documentary Production in the Era of COVID-19". Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2023-07-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Coronavirus Production Insurance? No Such Thing. Here's How Hollywood Will Cope". finance.yahoo.com. 20 April 2020.
- ↑ Maddaus, Gene; Maddaus, Gene (September 15, 2020). "Why Hollywood Is Facing a COVID-19 Insurance Crisis".
- ↑ "Pandemic insurance, coming to a screen near you".
- ↑ "Independent producers still struggling even as pandemic recedes". Los Angeles Times. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ Underwriter-90, Canadian (June 7, 2007). "What's New: In Brief (June 07, 2007)".
- ↑ "Steve Beatty". November 27, 2018.
- ↑ Jiayu (2022-09-07). "Westland Insurance acquires Front Row Insurance Brokers, expanding Commercial practice and entering US market". Westland Insurance. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ "Canadian broker makes US entry with acquisition". www.insurancebusinessmag.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
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