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Calendar context (week ahead): Tue, Mar 31 12:00 PM: Tattoo - Samori Remy - Japanese Waves Right Forearm (with samoriremy05@gmail.com) Thu, Apr 2 12:00 PM: Outline - Devin Kelsey - Snake and Samurai Sleeve with Hikae (with devinkelsey45@gmail.com) Fri, Apr 3 12:00 PM: Tattoo Appointment - Lisa Yan - Secretary Bird and Snake (with salty.shackleford2021@gmail.com) Sat, Apr 4 12:00 PM: Alicia Barker name/lettering (with alicia_barker@yahoo.com) - Add name and date to existing tattoo, possibly start back, 0 deposit
Add note to project Atlanta invitational: Two different insurance layers to think about here: 1. Standard Special Event Liability Insurance (general event coverage) For a 3-day convention with 200-400 daily attendees, standard event liability (1Mperoccurrence/ 1_Mperoccurrence_/2M aggregate) typically runs 300− 300−800 for the full weekend. This covers general slip-and-fall, property damage, that kind of thing. Quick to get, often available same-day through online providers like EventHelper, K&K Insurance, or EventSured. 2. Professional Liability / Body Art Endorsement (the harder piece) This is the coverage specific to body art procedures, which is distinct from standard event liability. This is where it gets more specialized. Standard event insurance providers don't typically cover professional liability for tattooing. You'd need to work with a specialty broker that handles tattoo/body art insurance. Companies like <https://www.xinsurance.com/risk-class/tattoo-shop-insurance/|XINSURANCE>, <https://www.eqgroup.com/tattoo-insurance/|Allen Financial / EQ Group>, or <https://marineagency.com/specialty-insurance-programs/tattoo-body-piercing-insurance/|Marine Agency> handle this niche. For a full tattoo shop, CGL with professional liability runs 684− 684−1,500/year. A convention-specific policy for a 3-day event would likely be less, but pricing for a 60-artist temporary event is specialized enough that you'll need actual quotes. Ballpark total: 1,000− 1,000−3,000 for both layers combined for the weekend, but that's an estimate. The professional liability piece is the variable. Worth asking other convention promoters directly. Villain Arts and Days of the Dead organizers have solved this exact problem. If you know anyone in those circles, what they pay and who they use would be the most useful data point. Sources: • <https://www.xinsurance.com/risk-class/tattoo-shop-insurance/|Tattoo Shop Insurance costs (XINSURANCE)> • <https://generalliabilityinsure.com/small-business/tattoo-insurance.html|Tattoo Insurance quotes and costs (GeneralLiabilityInsure)> • <https://eventsguardian.com/event-liability-insurance-costs-2025/|Event Liability Insurance Costs 2025 (EventsGuardian)> • <https://www.thimble.com/event-insurance/conventions|Convention Insurance (Thimble)> • <https://fitsmallbusiness.com/event-insurance-costs-buy/|Special Event Insurance costs (FitSmallBusiness)>