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Sports Insurance Blog » deductible http://www.sadlersports.com/blog Sports Insurance Risk Management Advice and Commentary on Current Topics of Interest Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:13:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Deductibles Under Sports Accident Insurance Policies http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/25/deductibles-under-sports-accident-insurance-policies/ http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/25/deductibles-under-sports-accident-insurance-policies/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:00:58 +0000 admin http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/?p=402 Accident insurance deductibles for sports and recreation organizations commonly range from $0 to $500 per claim.

Accident Deductibles can result in significant premium savings. For example, going from a $0 to $100 deductible may result in a 20% discount on many Accident policies.

Reasonable deductibles on Accident policies can be beneficial to sports organizations; however, it should be explained to participants and/or parents that they are responsible for paying the deductible out of their pocket.

There are two types of common Accident deductibles under an Excess Accident policy: corridor and disappearing. A corridor deductible applies even if existing family health insurance has made payments on a primary basis. On the other hand, a disappearing deductible is satisfied to the extent that existing family health insurance has made payments.

Source: John Sadler

]]> http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/index.php/2009/02/25/deductibles-under-sports-accident-insurance-policies/feed/ 0 Excess Accident Insurance: First Line Of Defense Against Lawsuits http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/08/excess-accident-insurance-first-line-of-defense-against-lawsuits/ http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/08/excess-accident-insurance-first-line-of-defense-against-lawsuits/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:04:39 +0000 admin http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/?p=279 Sports Accident insurance pays covered medical expenses on behalf of injured participants such as players, coaches, managers, umpires, etc.

Coverage is normally excess or secondary, which requires other collectible insurance such as family health insurance to respond first. There are three basic scenarios that can arise under excess Accident insurance:

1. If existing family insurance pays for 100% of all medical bills, the excess Accident policy will not make payment for any benefits.

2. If existing family insurance pays for only 80% of all medical bills (due to its deductible or coinsurance provisions), the excess Accident policy will pay for the remaining 20% less any deductible or other policy limitations.

3. If existing family insurance in not in existence, the excess Accident policy becomes primary and pays covered benefits less any deductible or other policy limitations.

The existence of excess Accident insurance on all participants is the first line of defense against lawsuits arising from injuries to sports participants. Much of the incentive for an injured participant or parent to file a lawsuit is removed if either existing family health insurance or the excess Accident policy will guarantee that no out of pocket medical bills will be incurred.

Uncovered medical bills will ultimately result in nasty dunning letters and collection phone calls being made to the responsible party. This will usually lead to a visit to an attorney to discuss what options are available. Of course, the attorney will recommend that a lawsuit is filed against a deep pocket: the sports organization and its directors, officers, and volunteers.

This is the reason why the few General Liability carriers that are willing to insure sports organizations require the existence of Accident insurance as a pre condition of coverage.

Source: John Sadler

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