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Football Officiating => National Federation Discussion => Topic started by: NVFOA_Ump on June 19, 2024, 11:19:29 AM
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A two part "group umbrella liability insurance" question for sports official's boards.
1. Does your football executive board, or any other sports officiating executive board that you are a member of, carry a "blanket liability insurance" policy (ie: for just the leadership group)?
2. Does your football board, or any other sports officiating board that you are a member of carry a "blanket liability insurance" policy (ie: for the entire board membership)?
We have this discussion every year and have difficulty finding what our organization's potential liabilities (as a group) might be from an official's board standpoint, and whether we should carry a blanket group liability policy.
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A two part "group umbrella liability insurance" question for sports official's boards.
1. Does your football executive board, or any other sports officiating executive board that you are a member of, carry a "blanket liability insurance" policy (ie: for just the leadership group)?
2. Does your football board, or any other sports officiating board that you are a member of carry a "blanket liability insurance" policy (ie: for the entire board membership)?
We have this discussion every year and have difficulty finding what our organization's potential liabilities (as a group) might be from an official's board standpoint, and whether we should carry a blanket group liability policy.
I'm not an insurance agent nor do I play one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but it seems the State would have this coverage as part of your registration fees. If not, it seems NFHS would. If not, I woldn't think a policy like this would have premiums not too much to hurt the pocket.
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I'm not an insurance agent nor do I play one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but it seems the State would have this coverage as part of your registration fees. If not, it seems NFHS would. If not, I woldn't think a policy like this would have premiums not too much to hurt the pocket.
PIAA got rid of our insurance, so there's that.
As a board, what could you possibly be liable for? Officials are independent contractors.
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PIAA got rid of our insurance, so there's that.
As a board, what could you possibly be liable for? Officials are independent contractors.
Several years ago our exective board was threatened with a lawsuit by ONE OF OUR OWN for 'poor assignments'. While Maine law prevents a lawsuit against volunteers, technically we weren't volunteers as members of our exec. board have our dues waived. While I wasn't too worried some were. We got some sort of liablity insurance. It costs $500/year. Everyone's dues went up. Exec. board members still had their dues waived.
In this sue-happy world of ours, ya' never know what might come next... :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: (5-man crew)