Errors & Omissions Insurance for Media Companies | Media Professional Indemnity Insurance

A Media Errors & Omissions Insurance alternatively called as Media Liability Insurance or a Media Professional Indemnity Insurance is an Insurance Policy tailored to protect Content Creators, Media Companies and Broadcasters.

A Media Errors & Omissions Insurance Policy provides Insurance for Defence Costs and Compensatory Damages awarded by the Court for Claims arising out of the Content created by the Content Creators during the Policy Period.

Such Claims can relate to things like Invasion of Right to Privacy, Defamation Cases, Copyright Infringement, Trademark Violation, Libel and Slander Claims etc. A Media Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy provides Insurance and Cover against Litigation and Damages arising out of such Cases.

A Media Errors & Omissions Insurance Policy commonly covers the following:

• Breach of the Professional Duty by the Insured arising out of Negligence
• Libel and Slander committed without Intention
• Plagiarism Claims
• Copyright Violation
• Trademark Infringement
• Misappropriation of Information, Ideas etc
• Invasion of Rights to Privacy

Anyone involved in Creating, Publishing and Disseminating Content should purchase a Media Errors & Omissions Insurance Policy. Freelancers like RJs (Radio Jockeys), Startups like Digital Marketing Firms, Content Creators who create content in any form like Podcasts, Videos, Music and established businesses like Broadcasters often require a Media Professional Indemnity Policy.