Errors & Omissions Insurance

Could you imagine someone saying your work was based on theirs?

Invasion of privacy
Infringement of intellectual property
Violation of copyrights
Non-observance of limits

Film Producers' Errors and Omissions

As a producer there is exposure to a variety of risks when your film is distributed and that is why errors and omissions (E&O) insurance is crucial. Despite good management and rigorous legal clearances, a production company may still face legal action from an error or omission that was not intended.

For example, the script of your movie may be similar to another piece of work already published in a novel which could then ignite a law suit claiming that you have committed plagiarism. Whilst such accusations may not be true, defending such claims through the legal channels can be very costly and time consuming.

Our Film Producers' Errors and Omissions provides cover for the following contingencies:-

Invasion of privacy

Invasion of privacy rights of any living or dead person, in particular acts of insult, damage to somebody’s reputation, violation of the privilege as to one’s own image, unauthorised invasion of private sphere, unauthorised publication or transfer of personal data.

Infringement of intellectual property

Infringement of trademarks, registered designs, rights to names or titles, in particular by unauthorised use of real or fictitious names, corporate symbols, brands, titles or logos.
Violation of copyrights

Violation of copyrights or moral rights of the author, in particular due to the unauthorised use of formats, characters, designs, pictorial, photographic, literary, audio or cinematographic works, compositions, works of pantomime, choreographic works, scripts or other literary works, databases, computer programmes as well as pieces of acting

Non-observance of limits

Non-observance of the limits of rights of use and exploitation rights granted by contract or being implied with reference to literary, musical, pictorial or cinematographic material made available by third parties.

If you would like to ask about about any of the above guarantees or even if you already have film insurance, contact IMS for an objective second opinion. You'll discover our service to be personal, friendly and flexible enough to satisfy your insurance and liability cover needs.

You may discover we can offer you something way better than what you already have.