Insurance Information

In order to obtain a permit to film in any of the FilMiami jurisdictions -- Miami Beach or Miami-Dade County -- you must email an insurance certificate for one million dollars General Liability Insurance naming that jurisdiction as additionally insured.

The insurance certificate must be emailed to the film office for the jurisdiction where you want to film. The wording to appear on the insurance certificates is:
Certificate holder is named as an Additional insured as their interests may appear, but only as to respects claims arising out of the operations of the Named Insured.

Miami-Dade County
111 NW 1st Street, 19th floor
Miami, FL 33128
Phone: 305-375-3288
E-mail Miami-Dade County
 
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Phone: 305-673-7070
E-mail City of Miami Beach

In addition to the general liability insurance requirement, the City of Miami Beach has an additional Indemnity Agreement that must be signed prior to receiving a permit.
 
Each Municipality requires an insurance certificate naming them as additionally insured as certificate holder. Use the addresses below for the insurance certificates and email them to DBelz@miamidade.gov:

• Town of Cutler Bay
  10720 Caribbean Boulevard
  Cutler Bay, FL 33189
• City of Doral
  8401 NW 53rd Terrace
  Doral, Fl 33166
• City of Florida City
  404 West Palm Drive 
  Florida City, FL 33034
• Village of El Portal
  500 NE 87th Street  
  El Portal, FL 33138
• City of Hialeah
  501 Palm Avenue  
  Hialeah, FL 33011
• City of Hialeah Gardens
  3299 W. 76th Avenue  
  Hialeah Gardens, FL 33018
• Town of Medley
  7777 NW 72nd Avenue
  Medley, Florida 33166
  Additional forms and fees apply
• City of Miami Gardens
  1515 NW 167th Street  
  Miami Gardens, FL 33169
• Town of Miami Lakes 
  6601 Main Street
  Miami Lakes, FL 33014
• City of Miami Springs
  201 Westward Drive  
  Miami Springs, FL 33166
  Additional forms and fees apply
• City of North Miami
  776 NE 125 Street 
  North Miami, FL 33161
• City of North Miami Beach
  17011 NE 19th Avenue  
  North Miami Beach, FL 33162
• Village of Palmetto Bay
  9705 East Hibiscus  
  Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
• City of South Miami
  6130 Sunset Drive  
  South Miami, FL 33143
  Additional forms and fees apply

 South Florida Insurance Companies:

• AON Risk Services: Stark, Caroline,  305 - 961-6124 
• HUB International Insurance: Bressi-Cilona, Carol, 954 - 636-1599
• Kahn Carlin & Co.: Anello, Marie, 305 - 446-2271
• Worldwide Entertainment Insurance: Munoz-Tejeda, Isabel, 305 - 279-8168
• Film Emporium: Csilla K. Criner, 212-683-2433
• Verifly Short Term Insurance - https://www.verifly.com/
• Movieinsure.com, Inc., David Karubian, 888-959-0772