Event Liability Certificate: What Your Venue Actually Wants

Marquee tents set up at an outdoor event venue in South Africa, the kind of setup requiring an event liability certificate for JOC permit approval

TL;DR: (Too long, didn’t read) When a venue or municipality asks for “proof of cover,” they want an event liability certificate showing you hold public liability insurance, usually at a limit of R5 million to R10 million. That certificate goes into the paperwork submitted to the local Joint Operations Committee (JOC), alongside floor plans, temporary […]