Performers public liability insurance
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Why is performing arts insurance important?
From warming up to the last encore – and the admin in your downtime – performers face a unique set of risks. It sounds unlikely, but accidents do hit hard, and a public liability claim can cost thousands. Our cover is designed to perform at your high standards, letting you focus on the craft, not the what-ifs.
- performers’ public liability insurance, starting at £1 million
- optional personal accident cover for your own accidents and injuries
- rated 4.7/5 based on 39K+ public and product liability customer reviews
What does performer insurance cover?
Typically, we’ll start with entertainers’ public liability insurance, built to cover your industry against third party accidents and slip-ups, from an audience injury to damage to a venue’s floor. Most quotes also build in cover for your specialist equipment, plus any employees you have. You can add specific cover for legal support, and personal accidents which may stop you performing.
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Public liability insurance for performers
In case your business causes an injury or property damage.
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Employers’ liability insurance
In case anyone gets ill or injured while working for you.
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Business and office equipment insurance
In case something happens to your essential kit.
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Legal expenses insurance
In case you have to pay legal costs connected with your performing business.
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Personal accident insurance
In case anyone you’ve covered is accidentally injured, at work or elsewhere.
This content has been created for general information purposes. Make sure you have the right level of business insurance by checking your policy documentation for details. Read our full Terms and Conditions
Insurance for performers – how much does it cost?
Find out how much you’ll pay by comparing prices from a range of trusted insurers. You choose what goes into your policy, so you only pay for what you need.
Prices start from £4.74 per month
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The price is for up to £2 million of public liability insurance – 10% of customers paid £56.82 or less annually between 1st Jan – 31st May 2024. Equivalent to £4.74 a month (and excludes the extra costs for paying monthly). 76% of customers have a £1 million limit and 24% £2 million. If you complete a quote, more types of cover will be available. These all have additional costs.
Example entertainers insurance quotes, real prices
£9.94 /month
£79.40 /year
A self-employed balloon animal artist working in local shopping centres
- 2-3 years’ experience
- Sole trader
- No employees
- Based in Bristol
Public liability
£1,000,000
Employers’ liability
Not included
Contents & business equipment
Not included
£37.54 /month
£333.71 /year
A family run face painting ltd company who specialise in childrens parties
- 5+ years’ experience
- Limited company
- 3 employees
- Based in Edinburgh
Public liability
£5,000,000
Employers’ liability
£10,000,000
Contents & business equipment
£5,000
How we work out example quotes These examples are real quotes from our online system (created 16/08/2021). They’re based on a range of factors, like employees and location. Your own quote will be based on what you tell us about your business. Prices may go up or down from day to day, so the prices you’re quoted may differ to the ones you see here.
What kind of excess should I expect?
An excess is an amount you pay towards any claim you make on your insurance. For example, if your excess is £250 and you make a claim worth £1000, your payout will be a maximum of £750.
Insurance cover | Lowest excess | Highest excess |
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Public liability | £100 | £2500 |
Employers’ liability | No excess | No excess |
Tools | £60 | £500 |
Stock | £100 | £500 |
Business and office equipment | £50 | £750 |
The figures above are for guidance only and any excess applying to your quote may differ. You’ll get a breakdown of the excesses for each quote when you compare with us.
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How do I choose insurance?
Making sure you have the right type and level of business insurance can be the difference between getting a claim paid and having to cover the cost of an expensive accident yourself. Read our tips for guidance on what to consider when buying a policy.
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How do claims work?
Unlike price comparison websites, we take the hassle out of claims for you. We know how important it is to get your business back on track quickly – and with a minimum of fuss. That’s why you get access to your dedicated claims any time, day or night. Call them on 0333 207 0560 or claim online. They’ll do their best to be fair and supportive.
£51 million in claims paid out in 2023
83% of claims were settled in 2023
The figure above is rounded across our range of products. “Settled” covers paid, declined or withdrawn. Our claims process may vary for different products and operates on a ‘claim by claim’ basis. Our specialist partner Sedgwick will pay the claims on behalf of the insurer. Reviewed on 24/04/2024.
Example claim
Having performers’ insurance through Simply Business has saved UK professionals thousands of pounds when the unexpected happened.
Victoria saved more than £9,700
Victoria (not her real name) received a solicitor’s letter, holding her liable for a snake bite sustained during a child’s birthday party. The performer liability insurance in her policy helped cover Victoria’s third party compensation costs.
Insurance payout
£9,780.00
Covering the cost of third party injury
Insurance payout
Covering the cost of third party injury
Covering the cost of third party injury
Entertainer insurance FAQs
Whether you’re new to buying business insurance or you’ve been trading for a while, here are the answers to some commonly asked questions about public liability insurance for performers, and other popular covers. You can also check out our business insurance FAQs.
The public liability part of your insurance policy is designed to protect your performance or entertainment business against claims for damage to a third party’s property, or their injuries. For example, if you threw paint from the stage and it caused permanent staining on an audience member’s coat, they might make a claim against you for compensation.
A Simply Business performers’ public liability insurance policy offers cover from £1 million, up to a maximum of £10 million, which you can have as a single standalone cover, or combined with other popular options like employers’ liability or personal accident cover.
Public liability insurance will be a key cover for many performers – it’s built to cover you for injuries and property damage, if a third party makes a claim. Is there a risk that someone in your audience could get injured and sue for compensation, for example, because of your work?
Alongside public liability insurance for entertainers, you may want to add cover for things like your essential business kit and equipment, or a personal accident which could stop you from performing. And if you employ anyone (including contractors or temps), employers’ liability cover is usually a legal requirement.
Yes. You may start offering additional services that require you to use different skills or carry out different tasks. If you find yourself in this situation, it’s important to give us a call on 0333 043 8527 to update your policy before you take on this new work. If you don’t have the correct type of cover in place for the work you do, you may be unable to claim on your policy if something goes wrong.
This will depend on whether you have employers’ liability insurance in place. Public liability insurance is designed to protect your business against the consequences of legal action brought by members of the public for injuries or damage to their belongings. But when it comes to your employees causing injury or damage, this protection only activates if you also have employers’ liability insurance.
If you employ people, you’re required by law to have employers’ liability insurance.
There’s one exception here. Family businesses that aren’t incorporated as a limited company are not legally required to have employers’ liability insurance. The government defines a “family business” as one where all your employees are closely related to you (as a spouse, civil partner, sibling, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, step-parent, stepchild or half-sibling). So if you run an unincorporated family business and you choose not to get employers’ liability insurance, it’s important to know that your public liability insurance wouldn’t cover you against damage or injury caused by your team.
We create this content for general information purposes and it should not be taken as advice. Always check policy documentation for details and seek professional advice. Read our full Terms and Conditions