I am not a legal expert - but this is what I understand:
I have not heard of anyone being sued - so it is rare (and probably why the insurance is
not expensive) - it can happen. Should a dancer be injured - the caller could certainly
be a target of a suit. Even if the dancer doesn't want to sue - their medical
insurance company might come after you. My wife broke her arm at a dance once and her
insurance called to get the name of everyone involved with producing the dance so they
could recover their costs.. She told them it was entirely her fault and would say that if
anyone asked - so they dropped it.
I believe if you are a beginning caller - not getting paid - your home owners insurance
may cover you (check with them). Once you start getting paid it is a different story.
That is when you need callers insurance. It costs less that the pay for most one evening
dances.
I wouldn't call without it
Laws vary from state to state and those in the legal field can probably provide more
specific details.
Mac
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From: Ben Hornstein <bhornstein5189(a)gmail.com>
To: callers(a)sharedweight.net
Sent: Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] Callers Insurance
I haven't been calling very long, and I know I'm young and spry, but what
sort of incidents have any of you had that might necessitate caller's
insurance?
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