[Homebrewers] Has any of the officers seen this from the AHATechTalk?

[Frenn, Michael]

I haven't, but I wonder what the frequency of incidents where insurance
would have been helpful is.  If you have insurance it's an invitation to
be sued?


 

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Subject: [Homebrewers] Has any of the officers seen this from the
AHATechTalk?

> rom: Gary Glass [mailto:gary at brewersassociation.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:44 AM
> Subject: Homebrew Club Insurance
> 
> Hi All,
> For the last several years, the AHA has been looking into the 
> possibility of setting up an insurance policy specifically for 
> homebrew clubs.  The insurance would cover liability for clubs hosting

> beer events.  We are still working out the feasibility and cost of 
> such an insurance policy and need some information from homebrew
clubs.
> 
> If you belong to a club that you think would be interested in getting 
> an insurance policy to cover club officer liability for club events, 
> please send me an email with the following information:
> 
> 1) Club Name
> 2) City, State
> 3) Number of members in the club
> 4) Club Contact Name
> 5) Club Contact Email
> 6) Club Contact Phone number
> 7) A brief description of the club event(s) you would be interested in

> getting insurance for.
> 
> Send the email to gary at brewersassociation.org
> 
> Be advised that we may provide this information to our contact at the 
> insurance company that we are working with on this project, as they 
> may need to contact some clubs directly to get a better sense of what 
> their insurance needs would be.
> 
> Thanks!
> Gary Glass
> Director
> American Homebrewers Association
> gary at brewersassociation.org
> www.beertown.org