Draft:Front Row Insurance

Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc. is a privately owned insurance broker primarily serving the entertainment industry with eight offices across North America.

Front Row has insured various film productions across North America, including The Nest (2020 film) starring Jude Law, 50/50 (2011 film) starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Enemy (2013 film) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, The Experiment (2010 film) starring Forest Whitaker, Kodachrome (film) starring Ed Harris, The Whistleblower starring Rachel Weisz, and Barney's Version (film) starring Paul Giamatti.

In 2013, the company initiated an online musical instrument insurance program for members of various Canadian music associations, including the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, the Screen Composers Guild of Canada, the Canadian Country Music Association and the Canadian League of Composers. In 2018, the company initiated an online short-term event liability insurance program.

Front Row has partnerships with various film industry associations to provide production insurance to their members, including the Documentary Organization of Canada and the US (WIFT-US) chapters of Women in Film and Television International. In 2023, the company partnered with the International Documentary Association (IDA) to provide errors & omissions professional liability insurance coverage to IDA members.

Rust shooting incident
Front Row Insurance is the insurance broker for Rust (upcoming film). In October 2021, production was temporarily suspended after a controversial and highly publicized firearms shooting incident, in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema
In various trade publications and media outlets, insurance brokers from Front Row have provided commentary on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, and specifically on film production insurance.

Company history
The company formed in 2009 when FOCUS Entertainment Insurance Brokers Inc. merged with the entertainment division of Jones Brown Inc. to create Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.

In 2015, Front Row acquired cultureONE Inc., an insurance broker in the Canadian performing arts scene.

In 2022, Front Row was acquired by Westland Insurance.