[Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance...for a gig

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Is that available through all locals?
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Guarino" <russg at redshift.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Liability Insurance...for a gig


> Bob,
>
> I am a member of the local union and the main benefit has been the 
> liability insurance that is available for $250.  It is a
> $1,000,000- $2,000,000 policy.
>
> The $ 2,000,000 limit applies to "Commercial General Liability".   The 
> seller is Marsh USA-Seabury & Smith, Inc.
>
> When I am challenged about insurance, I send over a copy of the policy 
> summary  and it seems to satisfy the request for coverage.
>
> Russ Guarino
>
> "Robert S. Ringwald" wrote:
>
>> Bob Romans writes:
>>
>>  > Kurt Abell, banjoist with Cell Block 7 and the Washboard Wizardz just
>> > arrived and told me that the Dixon, California, May Fair the Wizardz 
>> > are
>> > scheduled to play tonight just notified them this morning that they 
>> > have
>> > to have Liability Insurance or they can't play the gig tonight! Has 
>> > this
>> > ever happened to anybody else out there in OKOM Land? Sort-of short
>> > notice, I'd say!
>> (snip)
>>
>> A couple of years ago I had a trio doing a private gig at a Casino at 
>> North
>> Shore Tahoe.  As we were bringing in our equipment, someone from the
>> hotel/casino told us the same thing.  Luckily the client who hired us, 
>> who
>> owned a large computer company, got it fixed.  I don't know if he 
>> threatened
>> to pull his party out or if he got us covered under his own business
>> liability insurance.
>>
>> That is the only time so far that I have run into this situation.
>>
>> There was quite a discussion on this topic here on DJML a year or two 
>> ago.
>> I am sure some listmates, especially Tom and Steve, will have plenty to 
>> say
>> about this.
>>
>> --Bob (Where's the dotted line) Ringwald
>>
>>
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