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COI-insured print vendors: what brand-side teams should require
The insurance bar to require from any vendor producing or installing on your behalf - and why most local shops can't clear it.
Procurement leaders evaluating Vegas print and activation vendors should require a current Certificate of Insurance that names your company and the venue as additional insureds. Most shops can't produce one. Here's the bar.
Coverage minimums that match enterprise standards
General Liability: $2M per occurrence / $4M aggregate. Auto Liability: $1M combined single limit. Workers' Comp: statutory plus $1M employer's liability. Umbrella: $5M minimum for booth installs and on-site activations.
Additional insured naming, by venue
LVCC, Mandalay Bay, Caesars Forum, Sphere, Allegiant, MGM venues each require specific naming language on the COI. Your vendor should issue venue-specific COIs without complaint - same-day if the show advance deadline is moving.
Hold harmless and indemnification
Your MSA should include mutual indemnification with carve-outs for IP and brand mark misuse. A vendor that pushes back on indemnification language is a vendor that hasn't carried real enterprise accounts.
Subcontractor insurance flow-down
If your vendor sub-contracts install, rigging, or transport, their COI must flow down equivalent coverage. Ask for the sub's COI in the same packet - not a verbal assurance.
COI-insured print vendors: what brand-side teams should require FAQ
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