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Fw: AERC 's New Insurance proposal ******* Please read



> A friend just
e-mailed me this...This is going to present a HUGE problem for allot of ride
managers or potential ride managers...I would really like to hear some more
clarification from AERC why they made this decision ...Sandy

> >Hi,
> >October 18, 2001
> >
> >I have been talking with people at AERC due to the October Endurance News
> >page 14 " Ride management utilizing the ride insurance handled through
the
> >Creelman Agency should take special note regarding that service: It will
be
> >cancelled effective November 30, 2001 ( I just spoke with Bob Walsh at
the
> >Creelman Agency and it will take effect April 1, 2002 as it stands now).
> >Beginning December 1, 2001 the first day of the new ride season, it will
be
> >necessary to obtain your ride insurance from another source as AERC will
no
> >longer offer insurance to ride managers.  An alternative is IAHA ( I
spoke
> >with IAHA's Equisure and they declined to offer ride managers any policy
> >that was Not an IAHA member or who is just putting on an open Endurance
> ride
> >that was not sponsored by IAHA) or you may wish to seek insurance through
> an
> >agency local to your area."
> >They are taking their name off the policy because they are worried about
a
> >lawsuit.  They are opening themselves up for one by not standing behind
> >their requirement of the ride manager to get sanctioning from AERC and
> abide
> >by their rules. Are the rules not good enough?  I feel this is being
> totally
> >irresponsible to the ride managers and the riders.
> >I spoke to Markel Insurance and they will not write a short term (one for
a
> >single ride) policy.
> >I spoke to another insurance agency referred to me by Markel and they
> refuse
> >to write a policy especially after Sept. 11. 2001.
> >There are a lot of insurance companies that will be bankrupt and a lot
that
> >will just close their doors after the disaster of Sept. 11, 2001.  The
> >premiums will also be raised by up to 100%. If AERC wants ride managers
to
> >continue to put on rides they better back them by keeping this policy.
If
> >they let this policy go they will never get it back, it took over a year
to
> >put together.  Right now this policy is very affordable to AERC and the
> ride
> >managers $120.00 with no additional charges for additional insured's.  If
> >AERC wanted to charge a small $ 1.00-$5.00 per ride manager it would more
> >than cover all expenses of this premium (of about $ 400.00 annually at
this
> >time, I have been led to believe).
> >The Midyear Board Meeting is in the planning stages.  November 2 & 3 of
> >2001.
> >Please contact one or more who can represent your views on this matter
and
> >take your concerns with them to this meeting. As I understand this issue,
> it
> >is an internal problem within AERC, but we as riders and ride managers
need
> >our voices to be heard on this or I foresee not having any rides that
> >require insurance, which is all of the rides.
> >Look on the second page of Endurance News to find the e-mail addresses
you
> >need and or phone #s
> >of the Board of Directors and Committee members to contact.
> >

> >
> >
> >
>



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