Serious cover in a world of fun

Be honest – who doesn't like the idea of playing games for a living?

There's a little more to it than just that though, of course. Great games are borne out of a combination of vision, creativity, technical expertise and an enormous amount of hard work. Get it right and you could be looking at a world beater.

However, it's not all fun, fun, fun. It's a multimillion-pound, fast-moving, high-risk industry and there's a huge amount at stake – not least the publisher's bottom line.

What happens if you miss a deadline, or someone accuses your business of stealing their brilliant idea? You could be on the receiving end of a claim for compensation and faced with battling the evil forces of legal action all on your own.

If that happens you'll need a power-up: professional indemnity insurance for games developers. It protects you and your business if things don't go quite according to plan.

If someone does point the finger, you'll get the expertise of a specialist insurer on your side. It will also pay to defend you in court and it'll meet the cost of any damages that you're liable for.

Think of it as levelling the playing field. Game over.