Insurance Information


The purpose of this note is to bring to the attention of all member clubs appropriate information concerning the Personal Accident Insurance Group Policy which is renewed annually from the 1st April.  

GENERAL CONDITIONS  

INTERPRETATION  

The policy and schedule shall be read as one contract and any word or expression to which a specific meaning has been attached shall bear that meaning wherever it appears.  

BASIS OF CONTRACT  

The proposal and any supplementary declaration or statement shall be the basis of and form part of this contract.  

OBSERVANCE  

The observance by the Insured and the Insured Persons of the terms of this policy and the truth of the statements and answers in the proposal and any supplementary declaration or statement shall be conditions precedent to any liability of the Company.  

AGE LIMIT  

This policy does not cover bodily injury sustained after the year of insurance during which any insured person’s 75th birthday occurs.  

CANCELLATION  

The Company may cancel the policy by sending seven days’ notice to the Insured’s last known address and the insured shall become entitled to a return of premium corresponding to the unexpired period of insurance.  

CLAIMS CONDITIONS

SUBMISSION OF CLAIM  

Written notice of a claim shall be given to the Company without unnecessary delay after the injury which is the subject of the claim.  

EVIDENCE  

All certificates, information and evidence to support a claim shall be provided at the expense of the insured and shall be in a form as required by the Company.   The insured person shall as often as required submit to medical examination at the expense of the Company.  

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS  

Accidental bodily injury causing:

                                                                                                Persons Aged             Persons

                                                                                                16 - 75 Years              Under

                                                                                                                                    16 Years

 

1.    death                                            )                                   (           £10000            £1000

                                                            )                                   (

2.    total and irrecoverable loss          )           occurring         (           £10000            £10000

       of all sight in one or both              )           within 12          (

       eyes rendering the insured          )           calendar          (

       person absolutely blind in            )           months of        (

       the eyes beyond remedy by         )           bodily               (

       surgical or other treatment          )           injury                (

                                                            )                                   (

3.    total loss by physical                    )                                   (           £10000            £10000

       severance or complete and         )                                   (

       irrecoverable loss of use of         )                                   (

       either one or both hands              )                                   (

       and/or one foot or both feet          )                                   (

 

4.    permanent total disablement                                                       £10000            £1000

       entirely preventing the

       Insured Person from following

       any occupation  

5.    total disablement entirely                         £40 per week not                    An amount not

       preventing the Insured Person                 exceeding normal weekly       exceeding £10 per

       from engaging in or giving                        earnings less Statutory           week in respect of

       attention to his/her usual                          Benefits.  £10 per week          medical and other

       occupation for a period of at                    for non wage earners.             out of pocket

       least 7 consecutive days.                                                                        expenses.  

The maximum benefit period is 104 weeks with a deferment period of 7 days.  

PROVISOS  

1.    Benefit shall not be payable under more than one of the clauses in the schedule of benefits in respect of the same accident or of the same period of disablement in respect of the same Insured Person except that payment may be made under both clauses 4 and 5.   After a claim has been paid under one of clauses 1 to 4 in respect of any Insured Person no further liability shall attach to the Company in respect of that person during the current period of insurance.  

2.    Benefit under clause 4 shall be payable only on certification by a medical referee of permanent total disablement as defined and not before the expiry of 104 consecutive weeks disablement.  

3.    Benefit under clause 5 shall be paid:  

       (a)    (i)      when the total amount in respect of any one period of disablement

                        has been agreed or  

               (ii)     at the request of the insured at intervals of not less than 4 weeks

                        subject to medical and other information required by the Company  

       (b)    up to but not exceeding in all 104 weeks in respect of any period(s) of

               disablement resulting from any one accident  

4.    Benefits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be payable to the Insured Person who is the subject of a claim or his/her legal personal representative(s) whose receipt shall be a valid discharge of the Company’s liability.  

INSURED PERSONS

1.    Registered members of Clubs within the WWCBA whilst:  

(a)   participating in or officiating at matches or competitions

       (including practice) for any club of the WWCBA.  

(b)   travelling by road or rail to or from matches or competitions.  

(This includes County matches, league matches, Cup matches, merit Competitions).  

2.    Registered players, officials (male or female) formally involved in any of the WWCBA County Matches and Junior County Matches.  

3.    Registered members of clubs within the WWCBA, or other clubs contributing to the Personal Accident Insurance Group Policy, participating in the Affiliated Associations.  

4.    Registered players, officials (male or female) formally involved in any internal one day or ongoing club (domestic) competition.  

5.    Registered Referees in pursuit of refereeing responsibilities within the auspices of the Referees Society.  

6.    Officers of the Association, and Management Committee Members undertaking official duties associated with the general management of the association, including travelling by road or rail to or from matches or competitions or Committee meetings.  

7.    Groundsmen acting on behalf of their clubs on green maintenance and other related duties at any time will be afforded all these identified benefits subject to the payment of an annual fee determined by the Management Committee.  

MANAGEMENT OF SCHEME  

Any club seeking further clarification of the nature and scope of the scheme should write to the Association Secretary who will respond.  

Any club which has a claim to make should appraise the Secretary immediately.   The Secretary will provide the necessary documentation which should be completed and submitted to the Insurance Company within 7 days.  

We hope that everyone has a trouble free season and that no accidents occur which will bring the policy into play.  

 

                        GERRY HARPER                               DAVID PERRY

                        SECRETARY                                      TREASURER