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Protecting games designers from less than £55* per year
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As a game designer or developer, insurance coverage is vital to protect your business interests fully.
Our tailored policies shield you against claims from clients, contractors and the public if they suffer injury on your premises or experience property damage.
For example, we would cover costs if a visiting publisher executive tripped over trailing cables in your studio lobby and suffered a fractured wrist.
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We’ve been providing insurance to businesses since 1984
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Our computer games designer insurance is specifically tailored to protect professionals involved in creating video games, mobile games, virtual reality experiences and interactive entertainment across various platforms.
Policies cover claims arising from accidents, errors or negligence during crucial stages like:
Typical problems we insure against involve:
Comprehensive insurance coverage is vital for game developers as production mistakes can lead to substantial financial and reputational damage. Our tailored policies protect studios and contractors by covering legal dispute costs and compensation pay-outs in events like these, helping safeguard your business interests.
As a game designer, programmer or studio director, you routinely handle precious client assets like proprietary game engines, commercial artwork, confidential documentation and tightly guarded source code assets worth vast sums.
With loss of precious laptops and devices and staff negligence all constant risks, our tailored insurance solutions provide peace of mind that any complex claims caused by your services will be dealt with directly by your insurer. We firmly believe comprehensive protection is essential for successful and sustainable game businesses.
Our specialist computer games developer insurance starts under £54* per year. As leading industry experts, we have already protected hundreds of creative and technology-focused businesses across the UK.
Our tailored game developer policies can provide in-depth protection against:
A separate policy you can add to your insurance coverage is equipment Insurance. This insures you against damage or theft of vital and costly development hardware like high-spec PCs and game consoles, essential for smooth operations.
We offer tiered levels of cover with expansive policy limits based on your studio’s individual needs and risks. Get your tailored quote today by simply filling out an online form.
Our specialist liability and indemnity policies are meticulously designed to protect fully:
Whether an independent developer, remote contractor or large studio with dozens of staff, our hugely experienced team provides tailored coverage solutions for professionals across the entire game development spectrum.
* Total number of live policies as of 31/10/2025
Games developers frequently handle immensely valuable client assets like one-of-a-kind game engines and highly confidential documentation worth millions. Any unplanned delays or oversights in production can lead to substantial pay-outs if publishers pursue legal action over resultant financial damage, lost profits and reputational harm. Our tailored policies help fully cover all these scenarios and more.
We shield clients against scenarios like:
Our unique insurer experience in the tech sector means we can cover a wide range of eventualities across the production cycle.
We provide extensive protection across the games creation pipeline – from initial design inception and experimental prototyping to 3D asset creation, complex programming integrations, rigorous multi-platform testing, submission procedures, certification and marketing launch phases. We shield against costly errors anywhere in the process.
Absolutely – our policies can readily be extended to cover any temporary staff, freelancers or contractors involved in your game’s production that fall under your studio’s responsibility. For example, a composer you hire selects unlicensed background music constituting copyright infringement. Our insurance helps completely shield your business from the severe financial impacts of legal claims and lost sales.