Insurance Update
Holding an event soon? Don't forget your insurance paperwork!
Rotary in Australia has an excellent insurance program that is the envy of all other not for profit organisations in Australia. Clubs are required to self-assess the risks in doing what we do to ensure appropriate mitigants are applied and incidents minimised.
To facilitate this our Insurers require a District Officer (District Insurance Officer - DIO) to assess Club event activity to ensure compliance with the Policy terms and conditions. The Policy terms and conditions state that when a Club runs an event outside every day normality (eg: Club regular meetings) they are to lodge a Rotary Project and Event Notification Form with the DIO for confirmation of cover.
Should a Club run an event without holding confirmation of cover from the DIO there is a significant risk that our Insurers will not respond should a claim result from an incident at the event.
Every week we see evidence on social media of Clubs running events where there have been no Event Notifications lodged with the DIO. In fact in the last 12 months we have had two serious incidents reported at Club events were confirmation of cover was not in place. It is therefore vital that Club Boards familiarise themselves with the requirements for insurance cover under the Rotary National Insurance Program.
You can find all the current insurance forms (and notes on what forms to use and when) on the District Website under the ‘Insurance’ tab in the ‘For Members’ section. |
