[casual_games] Insurance companies for casual game developers

[Scott Price]

Taking the wording of their reply very literally, it sounds not like they're
refusing insurance to game developers, but that they're refusing to
recognize you as a game developer.

That might be reading too much into a potentially automated response, but it
would explain why they'd support one developer and not another.

--Scott

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Austin Haas <austin at pettomato.com> wrote:


>

> Thanks, Walter. I actually filed an application with Techinsurance but my

> request was denied because their carrier does not insure game developers.

>

> Their exact reply:

>

> Thank you for contacting Techinsurance.com.  Unfortunately our insurance

> carrier will not permit us to offer Liability Coverage to firms engaged in

> the services indicated in your

> application:  (DECLINED:  Unfortunately, game development is an ineligible

> classification for your program.).  Therefore we will not be able to provide

> the insurance quote you

> requested.

>

> -austin

>

> --

> Austin Haas

> Pet Tomato, Inc.

> http://pettomato.com

>

> On Tue Jul 21 14:53 , walter reid wrote:

> > We had this issue before - I think the whole package cost around $1600 a

> > year for both General and Errors and Omissions.

> >

> > This is the people we used - I would be interested to find out if anyone

> had

> > a better deal elsewhere:

> >

> > Techinsurance

> > 1301 Central Expy South, Suite 115

> > Allen, TX 75013

> > http://www.techinsurance.com/

> > general office hours: 8:00am-5:30pm Central

> >

> > - Walter Reid

> >

> >

> > On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Austin Haas <austin at pettomato.com>

> wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > Can anyone recommend an insurance company that works with casual game

> > > developers? I'm looking for Commercial General Liability Insurance and

> > > Errors & Omissions Insurance, specifically.

> > >

> > > As game developers, we seem to fall into the high-risk category and I'm

> > > having difficulty finding a provider.

> > >

> > > Thanks.

> > >

> > > -austin

> > >

> > > --

> > > Austin Haas

> > > Pet Tomato, Inc.

> > > http://pettomato.com

> > >

> > >

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