French Producers, Insurers Clash Over Coronavirus Damages

French producers have banded together to lobby the government to push insurance companies to start covering damages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In any other country, asking insurance companies to change their policies in the midst of a pandemic for the sake of solidarity would be perceived as a practical joke, but not in France.The ministries of finance and culture, along with the National Film Board, have started exploring different scenarios to get insurance companies on board, according to Valérie Lépine-Karnik, the head of the Upc, one of the French producers guilds that signed a letter to Culture Minister Franck Riester appealing for support in reaching a compromise with insurance firms.France boasts one of the world’s most prolific film and TV industries, and as such, the extent of the damages linked to Covid-19 is proportionally vast. More than 30 film and TV shoots were stopped in Paris alone ...

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