In response to increasing customer demand, specialist insurers Ceta and InsureMy are launching Video Call Cover to protect those working from home from a range of frustrating and embarrassing incidents.
The insurance provides cover for a range of common video call risks, including, ‘you’re on mute’ interruptions from children, pets and deliveries as well as insurance for reputational damage such as embarrassing freeze frames, unflattering camera angles and bad hair days.
The insurance has three different cover levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold. All packages cover muting and interruptions as standard, while with the Silver package, there is the added benefit of cover for sharing the wrong screen, sneezing and Wifind Me Some Signal.
In the event of complete Wifi and signal loss, policyholders with this courtesy WIFI replacement service benefit will be taken – along with all their equipment – by chauffeur to the nearest area with a reliable signal until their own WIFI is fully restored.
Gold Video Call Cover customers will benefit from everything in the Silver policy plus exclusive access to the ‘Everything’s Fine’ package; a suite of customisable filters and tools including:
- Interruption detection – AI technology automatically detects, mutes, and erases any unwanted sounds and images created by children, partners, or pets in the background
- Accidental nudity filter with automatic clothing upload – protect your modesty and ‘cover up’ – choose from a range of predesigned outfits or from a selection from your own wardrobe for added plausibility
- Bad hair day/root detection – on-trend styles and colours created by leading stylists are automatically superimposed onto your image if bad hair is detected
- Spot/blemish recognition with cover-up filter – to disguise any imperfections
- Emergency stop – camera and microphone are automatically turned off and replaced by ‘library pictures’ of you listening intently if the sounds of going to the toilet or making a cup of tea are detected to ensure complete discretion
April Firstday, head of Video Call Insurance, said: “Even though restrictions are now lifted, working from home has become the new normal for millions of people in the UK, which means video calling is now a part of our everyday working lives.
“And while joining meetings online from the comfort of our own homes has its advantages, it also comes with a huge amount of risk, from accidentally muting yourself when you had a really good point to make, to children interrupting, pets walking across the screen or keyboard, or the doorbell going at an inconvenient moment.
“There are also a huge number of reputational risks to be considered, such as unflattering freeze frames, bad hair days and unfavourable lighting, right through to more severe risks such as forgetting to get dressed or leaving the microphone on while you are in the loo.
Firstday concluded: “That’s why we have launched our Video Call Cover, to give those working from home the confidence to join a video call knowing that any technical or down-right humiliating incidents will be covered.”
To celebrate the launch of Video Call Cover, Ceta Insurance and InsureMy are offering a £50 voucher for the best embarrassing freeze frame shared on Twitter or FaceBook using the hashtag #cetavideocallcoverstar and tagging @cetainsurance.
For more information about how to enter, watch the Video Call Cover launch video here
Video Call Cover is available from 12.01am April 1st 2022 until 11.59pm on April 1st 2022 – for a full list of what is covered, and for how to purchase Video Call Cover visit https://www.insuremy.co.uk/video-call-cover/
