FilmInsuranceGuidelines

FilmmakersseekingpermitstofilmonlocationinanyoftheareasservedbyFilmL.A.musteitherhaveon
fileorprovideproofofinsurancemeetingbothourrequirementsandthoseofeachjurisdictioninvolved.
Theinsurancestepisveryimportant,sincetimelyinsurancesubmissionisnecessarytopreventpermit
coordinationdelays.Permitscannotbereleaseduntilyourinsurancehasbeenverified.

Pleasenotethatmandatorycoveragevarieswidelybyjurisdiction.Wedonotadviseyoutopurchase
insurancewithoutreviewingthisdocumentand/orcallingusat213.977.8600todiscussyourplanswitha
FilmL.A.InsuranceSpecialist.

SamplecertificatesforalljurisdictionsareavailableontheFormspageofourwebsite.

RequirementsbyJurisdiction

FilmL.A.,Inc.

OneACORD25CertificateofLiabilityInsurancenaming"FilmL.A.,Inc..anditsofficers,agentsand
employeesas"AdditionalInsureds".

"AdditionalInsured"endorsement="FilmL.A.,itsDirectors,Officers,andEmployees",exceptwhen
applicantsinsurancecontainsablanketadditionalinsured.Inthatcase,thecertificateofinsurance
mustincludeastatementthatFilmL.A.isadditionalinsuredbyblanketendorsement.

Certificatemustincludeathirtydaynoticeofcancellationprovision(10daysfornonpaymentofthe
certificatepremium).ItmustbeobtainedfromaninsureradmittedtodobusinessinCaliforniaor
writtenthroughaCalifornialicensedbroker.

TotalminimumCommercialGeneralLiabilitycoveragelimits(peroccurrence)areasfollows:
$500,000forstillphotographyonly
$1,000,000formotioncapture(filming)
$5,000,000foraircraftuse

AutomobileLiabilityrequirements:

Wherethepermitapplicant,oranyofitsrepresentatives,agentsoremployeeswillusevehiclesin
conjunctionwiththefilming(i.e.picturevehicle,cameracar,productionvehiclesetal),insurance
coveragemustmeettheminimumlimitsof$1,000,000peraccident.

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ProofofWorkersCompensationcoverageisrequired.MustincludeEmployersLiabilitycoverage
withlimitsofnotlessthan$1,000,000peraccidentperCAstatelaw.

SubmitcertificatestoFilmL.A.byemailatinsurance@filmla.com.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabout
ourrequirements,pleasecontactourofficeat213.977.8600andasktospeakwithanInsurance
Specialist.

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FILM INSURANCE CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

FOR FILML.A., INC.

COVERAGES
Commercial General
Liability
INSURANCE AGENT
NAME & ADDRESS

Auto Liability
I

INSURED NAME &

ADDRESS

Proof of Workers

INSURANCE COMPANY NAME(S)

Compensation

MINIMUM LIMITS
For Filming:

$ 1,000,000

POLICY NUMBER

$1,000,000 per
occurrence.

CURRENT POLICY
PERIOD

For Still Photography:

$500,000 per
$ 1,000,000

POLICY NUMBER

CURRENT POLICY
PERIOD

occurrence.

ADDITIONAL INSURED
FilmL.A., Inc. named

as additional insured.

If a policy contains

blanket additional
insured, then the

POLICY NUMBER

CURRENT POLICY
PERIOD

$ 1,000,000
$ 1,000,000
$ 1,000,000

certificate must note:

FilmL.A., Inc. is additional insured by
blanket endorsement.

1) FilmL.A., Inc., its directors, officers, and employees are added as additional insured.

If policy has no

blanket endorsement
(see following page
for sample).

2) FilmL.A., Inc., its directors, officers, and

employees
6255 W. Sunset Blvd. 12th Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028

INSURANCE COMPANY
Must be licensed to
do business in California.

1)

2)

Description of Operations: FilmL.A., Inc. its directors, officers, and employees.

Certificate Holder: FilmL.A., its directors, officers, and employees.

Please submit Certificate of Liability to: insurance@filmla.com.

For any additional questions, please contact our office at (213) 977-8600.

FilmL.A. Updated 2013/08/30

ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT FORM

FOR FILML.A., INC.

ADDITIONAL INSURED
FilmL.A., Inc., its directors, officers, and
employees.

FilmL.A., Inc., its directors, officers, and employees.

Please submit your Additional Insured Endorsement Form with your Certificate of Liability to: insurance@filmla.com.
FilmL.A. Updated 2013/08/30