Performing Arts Insurance
What Is Performing Arts Insurance?
From dancers and theatre actors through to directors, technicians and screenwriters, we can source cover for you all with a range of performing arts insurance policies from top rated insurers. With access to top-rated insurers, great deals and a supportive insurance team, here at The Insurance Octopus, we can protect you from various liabilities, and provide you with a policy that works for you. Along with flexible payment methods, and no charges for mid-term adjustments ever – you know you can trust this Feefo platinum awarded company to take care of you.
What insurance do performing artists need?

Public Liability Insurance
Even the most talented people make mistakes, and accidentally damage their audiences’ personal property, or injure them. We can find cover for you for up to £5m worth of damages, providing compensation where required.

Employers Liability Insurance
Employ staff or work as part of a company? You have a duty of care to your team, and must keep them safe against employer negligence.

Contents Cover
Protecting any props, equipment and tools that help to bring your artistry to life.
Understanding insurance for performing artists
Insurance that will perform as well as you do
Working in Performing Arts means you’ll need a reliable business insurance policy that will help you protect yourself from risks associated with your business. It’s important to make sure that you are fully insured as working alongside the general public poses many risks to both yourself and others, and unfortunately things can sometimes go wrong.
To help you when things to go as planned, make sure you’re financially protected with a tailored and comprehensive entertainment insurance policy through The Insurance Octopus. We find policies that are designed to be flexible, allowing you to customise a low cost package exactly how you need it, ensuring you have all of the essential cover in one simple insurance package.
What Performing Arts insurance includes
Public Liability insurance
Public Liability insurance cover provides protection in case someone who works for your business injures or damages a member of the public or their property. If the third party then claims against your business and are awarded damages, your Public Liability insurance would cover the costs including legal fees that may occur in defending a claim. Public Liability Insurance is one of the most common insurance policy elements. Policy covers are available from £1m, £2m, £5m and can be higher upon request and subject to the insurer’s terms and conditions.
Employers Liability cover
Employers Liability insurance is a legal obligation to have if you employ permanent or temporary members of staff. As an employer, it is a legal responsibility to ensure that you have provided safe and secure surroundings for your employees. Cover is available at a standard level of £10m.
Additional covers for performing artists
You need to have the right insurance package at the right cost for the right insurance cover. The Insurance Octopus will seek out a tailored business insurance package together for your specific needs, whether you need cover for your business equipment and tools, contents and more.
Comparing performing artist insurance quotes
One of our professional insurance specialists will discuss your business requirements with you and source and compare quotes from major UK insurance providers, ensuring you’ll get a bespoke policy where you only pay for the cover you need.
We can provide you with your business insurance and documents on the same day in most cases (subject to time of day restrictions), offering a range of flexible payment options, including Direct Debit.
Here’s to a great performance with peace of mind insurance cover.
Why you need performing arts insurance
Working in Performing Arts, performing is your passion, you’ll perhaps be a dancer, singer, member of a musical production, actor or all the above! The last thing you’ll want to worry about is the potential costs incurred if something goes wrong during a workshop or performance. That’s why it’s important to look to get yourself covered, protecting your financial security.
Bespoke cover for performers
We source cover that is bespoke meaning we’ll endeavour to look at specific policy extras to fully protect you as a performing artist. Our insurance specialists are trained to arrange cover for professionals like you.
Why choose us for finding your Performing Arts Insurance
We proudly make buying insurance different and source cover that comes with a range of benefits.
Up to £5 million of cover
Claims can be expensive, which is why we source policies that offer up to £5 million worth of public liability cover for performing artists – with more available on request.
Simple specific cover
To help save you both time and money. We find and compare prices from a range of different insurers so you don’t have to.
A specialist who knows your industry
We’ll connect you with an agent who specialises in your field. They understand many of the challenges you face, and can truly get to grips with the type of cover you need.
Easy claims process
Accidents can happen, so when something does go wrong you can rest easy knowing our team is on hand to make the claims process as quick and stress free as possible.
No mid term fees, ever
We don’t charge any mid-term fees at all during the life of your policy – so there are no hidden fees following any changes you might need to make.
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