Re: [Organizers] levels of liability protection

What we have learned is an injured dancer may have no choice in the matter. If they receive medical attention on their personal health insurance - it is the health insurance company that is more likely to attempt to recover their costs from the dance group, caller, band, hall or whom ever else they think they can drag into a suit. This almost happened to us about 15 years ago.  We were able to convenience the insurance company's legal dept the dancer was at fault. Mac McKeever ________________________________ From: "gtwood(a)worldpath.net" <gtwood(a)worldpath.net> To: brianappleberry(a)yahoo.com; organizers(a)sharedweight.net Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [Organizers] levels of liability protection Hi All, Thanks Brian - I run a small dance in Central NH and for the first time we are required to purchase Liability insurance. The Town suggested a vendor Tenant Users Liability Insurance Policy (TULIP) the rate I located (with considerable digging ) in their list of events, was quite reasonable (compared to DEFFA) If I had to go through all the other hurdles, that Brian and others have mentioned, I would probably give it up. The dance I organize and call barely makes enough to pay performers any more hassles and it won't be worth doing. I may be nieve but I feel that dancers are honest and will take responsibility for their own well being in the event of an accident . I also realize that times are changing... thanks Gale Wood _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers