Mike, Let me get a well written statement done tomorrow that you can send out. I rushed to get this to odv asap in case anyone heard something over the weekend. Diane -------- Original message -------- From: Mike Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Date: 11/5/23 10:51 AM (GMT-05:00) To: "Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO)" <dmiddleton@arrl.org> Cc: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:35315] Club Liability Policies Diane; Can the above be quoted and text out into a Division newsletter? Thanks! Mike W7VO Sent from my iPhone, utilizing a very tiny keyboard fed from very fat fingers On Nov 5, 2023, at 5:49 AM, Middleton, Diane, W2DLM (CFO) <dmiddleton@arrl.org> wrote: Dear ODV- You may hear from some members in a panic that they received a letter stating that their Club Liability Insurance policies are not being renewed. We have learned that Marsh/AIG are not renewing any of these policies that remained with them after the transfer to our program. I am told that these letters are not very friendly. Short version – these policies are not part of our program but the Clubs can move to our program with Risk Strategies by going to arrlinsurance.com or calling 1-866-819-0209. For those of you who have not been on the board for many years- a little history – The ARRL Club Liability and Equipment Insurance Program has changed administrators and, therefore underwriters multiple times over the years. Despite very public announcements many of the policy holders who have never had a problem just kept renewing with the old program administrators/underwriters. When these folks have issues with their policies, we cannot help resolved their concerns. In recent weeks there has been an uptick in members contacting us complaining that no one will respond to them or answer the phone. These complaints are not related to our program. While they will call ARRL or Risk Strategies, we learn that their policies are actually with an old program administrator/underwriter and we have to explain to them that they are not in our program and there is nothing we can do for them. The silver lining is this can be an opportunity to grow our program by regaining all these clubs into our current program. Should you hear from any of your members who have received one of these letters, please encourage them to contact Risk Strategies and assure them that insurance is still available. At this time, we do not know if this impacts the equipment insurance policies. I will be working this week to get the word out to the clubs that coverage is still available. Please let me know if you have any questions or can be of any assistance. 73, Diane Middleton, W2DLM Chief Financial Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 (860)594-0225 [image001.png] _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv
