Special Events

Work back from the venue’s deadline rather than the insurer’s. California State Parks needs the certificate 60 days before the event and the application 45 days to six months ...

If you serve alcohol without selling it, host liquor liability is the part of the event policy that responds, and no ABC license is needed under Business and Professions ...

Yes. The venue will want a certificate in your name and an endorsement naming it as an additional insured, because its contract makes you responsible for guest claims. Send ...

It reimburses non-refundable deposits and costs when the event is cancelled or postponed for a cause the policy covers, and California treats it as its own line under Insurance ...

The venue decides the floor. Public venues publish theirs. State Parks asks for a $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence, and Los Angeles County Parks for $1,000,000 per occurrence ...

Not by your policy, and the fix is to require theirs. A caterer, a band, a bounce house operator, or a valet service each carries its own exposure, and ...

Liability and cancellation answer differently. Event liability is written against the venue’s requirement, and the venue’s own clock is usually the binding one. California State Parks wants the certificate ...

The venue often answers that before you do, and headcount does matter. California State Parks requires a special event permit and insurance above 25 people; Los Angeles County Parks ...

The things you did not declare, and the things that need their own policy. An activity left off the application, such as fireworks, an inflatable, live animals, or a ...