Latest in pandemic insurance

A whopping 250-400 films have bitten the dust due to lack of pandemic insurance, said Jean Prewitt, president and CEO of the Independent Film & Television Alliance, speaking Thursday at a roundtable organized by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to discuss the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act, or PRIA. Maloney introduced the bill…

A group of production companies, distributors, sales agents and completion bond guarantors have created a new tasks force to push for government funding and support to independent production threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Coalition for Independent Content Production (ACICP) said its aim is to help…

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) Tuesday formally introduced the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA), the first legislation out of the gate to to tackle insurance and a bill that may be the best hope for launching new film and television production. On a press call, Malone said her office "has been talking to a…