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Eligible Stunts

Eligible declared stunts, animals, and precision driving scenes can now be purchased as a buyback to the existing stunt exclusion. Multiple scenes can be quoted online simultaneously with the production.

  1. Aerial Scenes

    Shoots from aircraft including airplanes, helicopters, gliders and balloons.

    Includes scenic shots from private or commercial aircraft that do do not involve aerial acrobatics or other hazardous maneuvers.

    Does not include aircraft liability.

  2. Falls

    Covers scenes involving scripted and choreographed falls.

  3. Fight Scenes

    Fight scenes that are choreographed, structured, and sequenced. These scenes may involve physical contact between actors and the use of weapons.

  4. Recreational Vehicles

    The use of recreational vehicles such as ATV's, go carts, mopeds, motorcycles, scooters, segways, snowmobiles, and similar type vehicles.

  1. Water Scenes

    Canoes, kayaks, shots on lakes, shoots primarily in water, surfing, pools

    Does not provide watercraft coverage.

  2. Weapons

    Scenes that involve prop guns, squibs, blanks, knives or other similar weapons.

  3. Precision Driving

    Controlled driving on public roads, race tracks, off-road (no racing, skidding, collisions).

  4. Animals

    Scenes involving the use of animals, such as dogs, farm animals, household pets, and zoo animals.

How to include Stunts

The stunt exclusion can be bought back for eligible declared stunts.

  • Stunts are quoted online simultaneously with the production.
  • Stunts must be declared.
  • Multiple stunts may be declared to a single production.
  • Certain stunts are not eligible for workers compensation.

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Click here for a credit card authorization form. Please print, and mail a signed copy to us. All insurance sales are non-cancellable and subject to a 3.5% surcharge.

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