Re: A puzzler (liability insurance)
Bruce E. Cobern (bec@PIPELINE.COM)
Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:56:20 -0500
> From: Bob Amick <amick@spot.colorado.edu>
> Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 2:30 PM
> Remember that the liability insurance provides primary
> indemnification
> to/for the unit leaders, committee, chartered organization/sponsor in
the
> event of a lawsuit resulting from injury, death or loss incurred by a
> Scout, guest,
> or other participant, whether they are currently registered with the
unit
> or not,
> so long as it can be shown that their presence was for the purpose of
being
> involved with the unit activity in some capacity (recruiting new member,
> support
> of the activity as a resource, etc.).
Bob:
I was always under the impression that the BSA liability insurance was
primary ONLY for the chartered organization, and that it was secondary for
everyone else. Has that changed recently, or can you supply some
verification of the primary nature of the insurance for the volunteers?
Thanks.
--
Bruce E. Cobern
mailto:bec@pipeline.com
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