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Employment / Freelance, Non-AEA - need insurance?
« on: Oct 12, 2012, 07:44 pm »
I've been a freelance stage manager for about 15 years. Sometimes I work for a company, sometimes I work for a building/venue, usually as a non-employee contractor.
Oddly, until this year, nobody has asked me whether I carry liability insurance. This year it came up twice - once for me, and once for my husband who is a freelance master electrician.
So what do other stage managers do? I'm working very infrequently due to having a new baby, but prior to having the child I did about 8 shows/year working for community theater companies, dance schools, regular schools, community opera, and ballet companies. Should I have had insurance all these years?
Oddly, until this year, nobody has asked me whether I carry liability insurance. This year it came up twice - once for me, and once for my husband who is a freelance master electrician.
So what do other stage managers do? I'm working very infrequently due to having a new baby, but prior to having the child I did about 8 shows/year working for community theater companies, dance schools, regular schools, community opera, and ballet companies. Should I have had insurance all these years?