Also true if you have insurance through the National Folk Organization.    I've had these requests every so often but by no means a majority of the time. 

Alan Winston 
San Francisco Bay Area. 


On Dec 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Rich Sbardella richsbardella@gmail.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Tod,
I have had requests and have provided certificates of insurance, but it has only happened 2-3 times in 25 years.  I do not recall that I had to provide the venue on the certificate.
If you carry insurance thru CDSS or Callerlab, they should be able to help provide certificate.
Rich

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 6:50 PM, tod1950@yahoo.com [trad-dance-callers] <trad-dance-callers@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Recently a school contacted me about calling a dance in their gym.  After it was all set up I received this message: One last thing I forget to ask you to send us a copy of your certificate of Insurance naming Hitchcock for the March 26th dance. Most insurance companies just email it to us.
This is the first such request I have received as caller hired by an institution. Any suggestions on how to handle this request?  Is this becoming common?  Is this an appropriate topic for this group?  Thank you!