Event insurance
Wedding and liability insurance for the event.
Also called: insurance, liability, event insurance, coi, certificate of insurance.
When couples book this
Usually booked about 3 months out. It moves with your date.
Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone
Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.
What do you want the policy to cover?
How much liability coverage are you after?
Wishlist mirror of the coverage recorded below — the venue contract often sets the floor.
What to ask each candidate
Facts that differ from one vendor to the next — worth writing down while you shop.
Which policy types are in play?
What settles once booked
The working details you and your vendor pin down together.
What does the venue's contract ask for?
Policy details — insurer, policy number, coverage amounts
Coverage dates — which days does the policy span?
Who collects certificates from vendors?
How it’s usually priced
Usually priced as one flat amount.
Lines that sometimes ride along: Cancellation / postponement policy, Host liquor liability.
What your vendor reads from your plan
Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the event, policy, requirements & certificates, contacts.
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Plan your event insurance — and everything around it
These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.
We will write when there is something worth telling you.