Production Insurance

Shoots filming in Japan face a layered cover landscape. It starts with the must-have employer liability under Japanese labour law. Public liability limits then rise at heritage sites and Tokyo Metropolitan Government locations. Gear cover must meet rental houses across Shibuya and Osaka, while cast policies protect funding milestones with TV networks and streamers.

We line up cover through brokers who focus on entertainment risk. They draw on local Japanese carriers and on the London and US markets. Global distributors often want those markets on their chain-of-title schedules.

Each policy is shaped to the shoot's own risk profile. It covers stunt density, car action, and drone work cleared with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. It also covers weather exposure across typhoon season or Hokkaido winter shoots.

Certificates of cover go out inside twenty-four hours. That keeps location deals at Toho stages, ward office permits, and JR-run rail filming sign-offs off the critical path. When a loss happens, our team runs the claim from start to finish with the insurer. The shoot keeps moving while the paperwork and pay-out run in parallel.

Each cover line maps to a real production risk. Cast insurance protects funding milestones tied to a lead actor's days on set. Errors and omissions cover clears the chain of title that a streaming buyer like Netflix Japan asks for at delivery. Equipment policies match the value of RED V-Raptor bodies and grip packages from Tokyo and Osaka rental houses. We size each limit to the shoot, not to a generic template.

We also manage cover across the life of the shoot, not just at placement. Vendors, locations, and ward offices each want a certificate naming the right party, so we issue them on demand. When dates extend or a new location lands, we adjust limits the same day. Renewals and riders are tracked so nothing lapses mid-shoot. That steady admin keeps insurance off the producer's worry list from prep to wrap.