Insurance Coverage for Your Photography Studio and Your Camera Gear!

 

PPA provides insurance options to 35,000+ photographers through Lockton Affinity and over the years, what’s become crystal-clear is this: the most convenient insurance solutions for photographers cover your business liability + your business property + your business equipment.

That’s why Lockton Affinity offers a Business Owner’s Policy for Photographers! It combines General Liability, Business Property, and Equipment insurance to give you all-around coverage.

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Contact PPA's Insurance Partner, LOCKTON AFFINITY at 888.202.1526.

What you should know:

You should consider a Business Owner’s Policy if you:

  • Own or lease the building at which you work and need to insure the property
  • Need general liability insurance coverage limits that exceed $1 million per occurrence
  • Have business equipment that would not fall under the Photocare Equipment plans
  • Have employees who could act dishonestly or have access to steal clients' property

BOPs do NOT cover the following:

  • Claims, including those arising from professional services you perform
  • Client damages if you provide inaccurate or incomplete advice to a client
  • Workers’ Compensation claims (injuries to employees in the course of employment)
  • Owned auto’s used for business purposes

 

Properties covered by the Business Owner’s Policy (BOP):

Your BOP will cover buildings (rented or owned) as well as the contents inside a building. It also covers any business-owned items or items owned by a third party but kept temporarily in the care, custody or control of the business or business owner. Business property must usually be stored or kept in qualifying proximity of business premises (such as within 100 feet of the premises).

 

Examples of property covered by a BOP:

Your BOP will cover equipment such as cameras, lights, computers, etc.  But it will also cover you in case of business interruption by covering the loss of income resulting from a fire or covered peril that disrupts the operation of the business. The policy can also include extra-expense coverage, which is to recoup the costs of operating out of a temporary location while the damaged location is repaired.

 

These BOPs also provide General Liability coverage!

This protects you, the policy holder, from lawsuits caused by slip and fall accidents by a customer or third party, damage to a third party’s property, product liability and advertising injuries (copyright infringement). This is big, and this is why the Business Owner’s Policy for Photographers is so useful.

 

General Liability Insurance for Photographers | PPA | Professional Photographers of America

Are Hired Assistants and Contractors Covered?

Yes, employees are covered by your General Liability Policy as long as a contract is in place. "Temporary workers", people hired to meet seasonal or short-term workload conditions are not covered.

However, PhotoCare, PPA's equipment insurance policy as well as Data Loss, Negligence, and Malpractice protection only cover the member who purchased the PPA membership.