United States Power Soccer Association Announces
USPSA NOW PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP INSURANCE
Carmel, IN - December 2, 2008 - USPSA is now offering accidental insurance coverage as well as liability insurance to all teams. All rostered athletes and coaches will be covered for one fee. Referees will also have the option of purchasing individual coverage.
The new insurance will be available to each USPSA registered team at a cost of $135.00 per team and will cover teams for one year. This coverage includes up to twelve athletes and four staff members per team. This coverage in most cases will be a cost savings compared to the per person cost previously offered.
Coverage will cover all team practices, local games, tournaments, fundraising events related to power soccer, and clinics performed by your athletes/coaches to promote the sport of power soccer.
If coverage is needed for your practice and tournament facilities you will be able to obtain a Certificate of Insurance Form on our website. It will then be submitted to the secretary at USPSA.secretary@yahoo.com.
Insurance sign-up forms and Certificate of Insurance requests for events and facilities are available on the USPSA website under downloads. Please allow 14 days for Certificates of Insurance. Only teams who have purchased their insurance through USPSA are eligible for certificates of insurance.
COVERAGE UNDER THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Commercial General Liability: coverage which protects the uninsured against liability claims for bodily injury and property damage arising out of premise, operations, products and completed operations, and personal and advertising injury. No deductible applies to liability claims.
Legal Liability to participants- coverage which offers protection against bodily injury liability claims brought by persons participating in covered sports activities.
Professional Liability: provides protection against claims that arise out of the rendering , or the failure to render; instruction, demonstration, direction and/or advice related to the sports activity.
Medical Payments for participants: coverage which pays the medical and dental expenses incurred by participant when an accidental injury occurs while participating in a covered sports activity. The coverage is provided on an excess basis, responding after all other medical coverage available to participant has been exhausted. If no other medical coverage exists, the coverage becomes the primary. A $250.00 deductible applies to each claim, and the benefit period is two years from the date of the accident.
COVERAGE EXCLUDES;
Abuse or molestation, amusement devices, asbestos, baby-sitting. child care services, carnivals and festivals, climbing walls, concerts, 24 hour premise liability, dunk tanks, employment-related practices, events involving gambling, (ie bingo, casino nights, poker, Texas Hold’em Tournament), events where alcohol is furnished or served, fireworks, fungo or bacteria, haunted attractions, lead, nuclear energy, Operation or ownership of a sports facility, outside vendors/concessionaires in conjunction with your organization, pollution, sports events/activities involving participants in sports other than those reported and for whom a premium has been paid, transportation of athletes or participants.
COVERAGE AND LIMITS;
Each Occurrence $1,000,000
General Aggregate $2,000,000
Products-completed operations aggregate $1,000,000
Personal & Advertising Injury $1,000,000
Damage to premise rented to you $300,000
Medical Expenses, other than participants $5,000
Professional Liability $1,000,000
Legal Liability to participants $1000,000
Medical Payments for participants(excess) $250 ded. $25,000
TEAMS CAN NOW UMBRELLA UNDER USPSA for 501(C) 3 STATUS
USPSA is now offering members in good standing who do not have non-profit status to raise funds for their team or power soccer program through USPSA.
This service will allow teams to solicite donations and sponsorship requests to corporations and other large donors who require the 501 (c) 3 status.
Donations can be made to USPSA and earmarked to the specific team. All funds will be deposited to the USPSA account and will be dispersed upon request with appropriate check request or reinbursement forms.
The USPSA will manage each individual team account,generate the donor thank you letter, monthly team statements, end of year report and the tax filings.This service will be available for a 5% fee.
Participation, check reimbursement and check request forms can all be found on our website under downloads.
We hope you will take avantage of this valuable service. It will allow you to raise funds for your team and at the same time offer your donors all the tax benefits!
