Insurance requirements for filming, events, and facility use permits

Requirements

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  Minimum coverage requirements

  The minimum insurance requirements for events or activities on City and Park Board property, or for use of any City or Park Board facilities are:

  • Filming permits minimum insurance requirement is $5,000,000 Commercial General Liability insurance against third party claims for bodily injury, death, and property damage. 
  • Events and facility use permits minimum insurance requirements is $2,000,000 Commercial General Liability insurance against third party claims for bodily injury, death, and property damage

   In some circumstances, higher coverage limits will be required and/or a licence agreement may be required depending on the:

  • Nature of the facility use or special event (traffic impact, attendance numbers)
  • Duration of the event
  • Location of the event

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  Additional requirements

  All required insurance policies must include the following:

  • A cross liability clause
  • An additional insured endorsement naming the City of Vancouver, its affiliated boards and associations, their respective employees, officers, agents and volunteers as "Additional Insured" with respect to liability arising out of the activities conducted by or on behalf of the named insured
  • 15 days of written notice for cancellation or notice of endorsement reducing the coverage limits
  • For filming and special events – An additional insured endorsement naming the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, Vancouver Police Board, Vancouver Public Library Board and Vancouver Art Gallery, their respective employees, officers, agents and volunteers as "Additional Insured" with respect to liability arising out of the activities conducted by or on behalf of the named insured
  • For use of City, parks, sport fields, community centre facilities – An additional insured endorsement naming the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and its affiliated community centre associations and societies, their respective employees, officers, agents and volunteers as "Additional Insured" with respect to liability arising out of the activities conducted by or on behalf of the named insured

  These requirements are the minimum insurance necessary to use City and Park Board property and facilities. You are responsible for obtaining, at your own cost, any additional insurance required by law or otherwise necessary or advisable.

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  Purchasing your insurance

  For your convenience, the following insurance companies are believed to provide liability insurance for sport, leisure, recreation, special events, or facility rentals:

  • Shephard Ashmore (Vancouver) Insurance, Inc.
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    (604) 684-9349
  • SBC Insurance Agencies Ltd
    (604) 737-3018

  The City and Park Board do not endorse or recommend these or any insurance companies or brokers, and neither the City nor the Park Board makes any representation or assumes any responsibility or liability of any kind whatsoever as to an appropriate insurer for your purposes or any additional coverage you might require or which might otherwise be advisable for you.

  You are free to obtain the required insurance from any insurance company of your choice, provided the coverage you obtain meets the minimum insurance requirements of the City or Park Board, as the case may be, and you  are solely responsible to  ensure that the insurer you choose and the insurance  obtained are suitable and adequate for all your or your team/organization’s insurance needs.

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