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Protecting Your Vision: Film Insurance Presentation with HUB International

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  • Seth Cohen, Speaker
  • Bob Jellen, Speaker
Dark blue background with multicolor circles. Protecting Your Vision: Film Insurance Presentation with HUB International, February 18, 2026, 9am

You may have never had to buy insurance before, but now that you are embarking on a film project, you should. Not only is insurance necessary for the physical production, but it can also protect the film against copyright and defamation claims. Many festivals require that you have Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance to protect themselves from liability. Don’t know what E&O insurance is? Need to understand the different types of insurance that your film will need? What if you’re filming outside of the United States? What are the risks to your film while in production vs. after distribution? 

Seth Cohen and Bob Jellen from HUB International will start with a virtual 30-minute presentation, via Zoom, on insurance for documentaries, during which all of the above questions will be answered. IDA members get an exclusive special discount through HUB International, so this will also be a closed-session opportunity for Members to get to know the company and how to access their resources. The second part of the session will include a 30-minute audience Q&A. Join us for this special membership opportunity!

Not a member? Become one today to join in on this informative event and many more to come this year! Choose the IDA membership that's right for you. 

Attendees and Participation

  • This is only open to IDA Members, Doc Maker level and above
  • Recording will be made available on the Member Portal
  • Up to 300 people

Access:

If you have any access needs that you would like to share with us, please email access@documentary.org at least two weeks prior to the event. We will do our best to accommodate. 

Automatic Zoom captions will be turned on.

Code of Conduct

All participants agree to read and approve the IDA Events Code of Conduct here.

Event Participants

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    Seth Cohen

    Seth Cohen has over 19 years of experience in providing entertainment insurance consultation for major studios, television networks, independent filmmakers, entertainers, advertisers, and advertising agencies. Seth works closely with risk managers, production executives, attorneys, CFOs, and financiers to put together insurance placements for unique and challenging productions. He is available to his clients night and day, and serves as their advocate in the insurance marketplace, whether placing coverage, negotiating high-hazard stunts, foreign locations, and other complexities, or during a claim. He is an eight-time winner of the prestigious “Entertainment & Media Power Broker Award” by Risk & Insurance magazine, holds the CPCU and ARM professional designations, and completed a professional program in production at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television. He has extensive experience in designing manuscript insurance programs for media companies, studios, and television networks. Seth has worked with over 7,500 productions over the past 19 years, providing insurance solutions for many of the world’s largest media companies.

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    Bob Jellen

    For many years, Bob Jellen has played a leading role in Hollywood, providing innovative insurance solutions for major studios, television networks, independent filmmakers, Fortune 500 advertisers, and advertising agencies. He developed the first DICE package policy for the TV Commercial Industry, Family Cast Coverage, Advertisers and Ad Agency Wrap-Up program, Tax Incentive Insurance, Loss of Revenue Coverage for TV Networks, Disgrace Insurance, and negotiated multi-million-dollar settlements for clients’ COVID claims. Bob is recognized by his peers, clients, and insurance carriers as one of the most creative and knowledgeable individuals in the entertainment industry. Over the years, Bob has provided insurance services for FIFTH SEASON, ABC, CBS, NBC, The Walt Disney Company, Paramount, Viacom, MGM, Channel 5 UK, Amazon, Tyler Perry, United Artists, Universal, Warner Bros. New Line Cinema, 20th Century Fox, Spyglass Media, Mark Burnett, Aaron Spelling, Stephen Bochco, Dick Clark, IMG, CAA, ICM. Bob has been recognized by Risk Insurance magazine as one of the top entertainment power insurance brokers in the U.S. for always thinking outside the box and developing many creative insurance solutions for his clients. He has insured thousands of productions over the years and was the first insurance broker to receive screen credit for providing production insurance on a film. He has insured thousands of productions over the past 40+ years and is frequently a guest lecturer in the USC Risk Management Class on entertainment insurance, as well as heavily involved in mentoring USC Risk Management students.