The Sueing Culture
A line from one of my emails this evening made push my chair back away from my computer and fill my cheeks with air and take 15 seconds to blow it out through nearly losed lips
‘Please note we need a figure in
question 9 on both Appendix a and b’.
A rant is lost on my wife and children who tell me shut up and stop getting them confused with someone who gives a s**t …and no doubt rightly so!………….So if you are silly enough to look at this about……..
PROFFESSIONAL INDEMNITY…….
Can AIR negotiate a policy with Hencilla or someone as its a constant question and its really a major pain as no one wants to employ unindemnified artists even though they employ them as ‘Consultants’. If I could charge £600 per day like a consultant, then I might not moan about it. So tommorrow I will have the little dance that goes like this:
I ask the client what did they want indemnification against?
answer…….oh just general all area coverage so we can sue you if anyone chokes to death looking at your artworks……
er and how long would you like me to indemnify you against that then?……..
answer:………. indefinatley………
No problem………
I did get a quote once and the annual premium for the coverage required was such a large proportion of the all inclusive fee it made things not viable AND the insurer said that actually I did not need the cover to decorate Way Markers. I might update this post tommorow with the outcome of this now ritulistic game of chess every time I get appointed.
