Production insurance is critical to protecting you, the production and the production company from liability. Damage to property on a location, injury to cast or crew members or damage to production equipment can cost you, the filmmaker, thousands of dollars. Production insurance is not only critical to financially protecting you, but is also a requirement for many locations and equipment rental houses.

Learn about the different types of policies, which insurance you need, minimum insurance needs and where to find it. Hollywood insurance expert, Winnie Wong of DeWitt Stern walks you through everything you need to know to protect yourself from liability.

This is the final module in a series of six modules that teach the scheduling and budgeting process. The following modules are:

• Introduction to Pre-Production
• Breaking Down the Script
• Budgeting the Movie
• Scheduling part 1
• Scheduling part 2
• Insurance

• 19:43 instruction video that walks you through the different insurance types, importance of insurance and how to get insurance policies
• Download a sample Certificate of Insurance
• Download a sample production insurance application
• Download a sample E&O insurance application
• Downloadable guide to Errors & Omissions Insurance when your movie gets distributed
• Download a workbook that includes everything you need to know about insuring your production
• Download a film production quick reference guide
• Quick reference guide to insurance terminology

• What is production insurance and why it is necessary
• What are the different types of production insurance and which ones do you need
• How a policy is structured, from application to issuance
• Potential liability on set