Plot twist: Hollywood productions to forgo virus cover?
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That might be a wrap on production insurance in Hollywood covering viruses, according to an article on Indiewire.com published Monday.
As the news site points out, no one knows when the COVID-19 pandemic will ebb enough to allow for Hollywood productions to continue, but the insurance question is no cliffhanger, according to one entertainment insurance insider.
“When you do get back online and people are coming to us with new projects, at the moment, there won’t be any insurance companies that are going to be able to provide any coverage for this,” Michael Groner of Front Row Insurance Brokers, told the news site. “Even when the government lets up on the restrictions and we can get back to filming, the chances of there being another wave of outbreaks that potentially would shut down the production are too great for insurance companies to even consider.”
Indiewire does predict major changes on set, with more production assistants to manage disinfecting and hand sanitizers yet fewer crew members to reduce the risk of infections.
