What Is Cast Insurance and Why Is It So Important? Bob Lilly

Your production’s biggest asset may not be your gear or your location—it’s your talent. Whether it’s a high-profile lead or a key behind-the-scenes contributor, losing essential personnel due to injury, illness, or death can put your project on hold—or worse, cancel it entirely.

Cast insurance exists to protect productions from the financial fallout of those situations.

 

What Cast Insurance Covers

 

Cast insurance reimburses for extra expenses, delays, or losses due to the death, illness, or injury of named individuals essential to the production. These can include:

Lead actors
Directors or producers
Writers or choreographers
Cinematographers or other specialists

Coverage typically kicks in if:

A cast member cannot fulfill their role.
The production must be delayed or rescheduled.
You incur additional costs such as re-casting, reshooting, or extending rental agreements.

Why You Shouldn’t Skip It

Even a minor illness can shut down a production for days.
Indie and short-term productions are more vulnerable to disruptions.
Distributors often require cast insurance before committing to projects.

 

At MovieInsure, we help you identify the essential personnel and tailor your cast coverage based on your production schedule, budget, and potential financial exposure. We also guide you through the medical examination and reporting requirements that come with this type of coverage.

 

You can’t predict illness or injury—but with cast insurance, you can prepare for it.

 

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