AXIS Media and Entertainment Factsheet
AXIS offers extensive underwriting and claim expertise, including staff attorneys specializing in First Amendment, Privacy, Publicity, Intellectual Property, Errors & Omissions, and Cyber/Data Security and Privacy, with a commitment to the Media industry since 1979.
Target Classes
Optional Coverages
Capabilities
Why AXIS Media Liability Insurance
Applications
Get in Touch with the Experts
Publishers including:
Newspapers
Magazines
Book publishers
Authors
Freelance writers
Blogs
Broadcasters including:
Radio stations
TV stations
Networks
Cable system operators
Advertising agenciesincluding:
Advertising agencies
PR firms
Marketing companies
Advertisers:
Clients of advertising agencies
Film including:
Production
Distribution
Libraries
Acquisition and development
Multimedia:
Multimedia companies
Website/internet exposures
Public Appearances:
Public figures and spokespeople
Celebrities
Motivational speakers
• Miscellaneous Professional Services Errors & Omissions
• Technology Services Errors & Omissions
• Cyber/Data Security and Privacy
• Advertising Services Errors & Omissions
• Business Operations and Personal Injury
• Commercial Printing Services Errors & Omissions
Dedicated limits: instead of one aggregate limit applicable to all overages under the policy, we offer the option to write coverage with a dedicated limit for any combination of the following coverages:
Subpoena defense and free expression legal action expense and indecency complaint investigation expense: automatically included for qualified classes at a $100,000 sub-limit for no additional premium (higher limits are available)
Technology services errors and omissions: automatically included for qualified classes at a $100,000 sub-limit for no additional premium. Higher limits are available.
Mitigation expense coverage: automatically included at full policy limit for no additional premium
Joint venture coverage: coverage is extended to cover the insured’s interest in a joint venture at no additional premium
Reporting of claims: governed by the awareness of a control group comprising senior executives and officers of the insured entity
Defense in addition to limit, or defense within policy limits
Up to $20M primary or excess coveragewith capacity
Media
Miscellaneous professional services error and omissions
Technology services error and omissions
Cyber/data security and privacy
All-Risk coverage agreement includingDefamation, Invasion of Privacyor Publicity, Copyright/Trademark Infringement, Plagiarism,and Errors and Omissions
Primary or Excess coverage with capacity up to $20M
No “hammer” clausegoverning settlement
Occurrence policy form(claims made policy available)
Defense in addition to limit or Defense within limit policies
Worldwide territory
Damages include punitive orexemplary damages where allowedby law, most favorable venuelanguage, and AXIS will notchallenge the insurability ofpunitive damages
*Ratings of insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited. More information about AXIS’ financial strength and individual insurance company ratings is available at https://www.axiscapital.com/who-we-are/financial-strength-ratings.
Multimedia Liability Insurance Application, AXIS 101 0900
Multimedia Liability Insurance Renewal Application, AXIS 101 0949
American Association of Advertising Agencies Insurance Application, AXIS 101 0902
National Association of Broadcasters Insurance Application, AXIS 101 0903
National Association of Broadcasters Insurance Renewal Application, AXIS 101 0951
Business Interruption and Data Restoration Supplemental Application, AXIS 101 0947
Technology Services Supplemental Application, AXIS 101 0905
Business Interruption and Data Restoration – System Failure Supplemental Application, AXIS 101
Data Security and Privacy Supplemental Application, AXIS 101 0946
For all submissionsaxisprosubmissions@axiscapital.com
Karen BaldwinVice President, Media, Film &Entertainment Product Leaderkaren.baldwin@axiscapital.comT: +1 678 746 0842M: +1 860 299 4845
Atessa LemaireDeputy Product Manager Mediaatessa.lemaire@axiscapital.comT: +1 212 500 7732
The information is intended for use by licensed insurance producers and is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation to buy, any insurance product for a particular insured. Policy terms, conditions or exclusions may vary. No insurance product is offered or will be sold in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation would be unlawful. Coverages are underwritten in the U.S. admitted market by AXIS Insurance Company (NAIC # 37273), a Chicago, Illinois property and casualty insurer licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Some products may be offered by AXIS companies not licensed in certain jurisdictions and therefore may be available only through licensed surplus lines brokers.
