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How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I am curious whether any of the instructors/trainers out there care to share what approach they have taken to dealing with liability and insurance issues? I am certain there will be some variances in regulation and legal stances depending on the location of instruction and/or the citizenship of the instructor. So, any details in that regard as well.

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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I'm giving course in the Netherlands, and until last last year I only used DAN insurance to cover liability together with a waiver students/competitors have to sign. But because DAN made it clear that freediving is not included in their insurance I know have a special "made to measure" insurance with an insurance company over here. And of course I'm still using the waiver to sign for the students.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

Are you sure DAN does not include freediving. I think they do (but not competitions).

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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

In 2005, DAN covered freediving but not record attempts. Not sure if this has changed since.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

Depends who you talk to... the italian guy who answers the email says they do cover freediving instruction. The french/dutch speaking guy says they don't... And if you read the complete policy very carefully there are some tricky things in there which you could apply to freediving.

As I understood it: If you freedive and you have an accident it's all covered. If you have a business insurance with and something happens to a student and he sues you this is not a problem with scuba (of course) but if it's with freediving they will do there best that get it all fixed and arranged. That's of course not good enough for me.

Btw, I'm talking about DAN Europe here! I know that DAN USA is much more strict about freediving.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

You may try to have a look at the French insurer AXA. They are the official insurance agency for the French diving federation FFESSM, and they do have plans for competitors and instructors too. I am not sure though if they offer any insurance for non-residents and non-FFESSM divers. You can try contacting them, but I am not sure how is their English - the linguistic capabilities of most French are a real tragedy.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I use the AXA insurance company as well... be its a made to measure policy made by an insurance agent here in the Netherlands.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I have DAN Europe insurance and a letter from DAN reassuring me that freediving IS included by their cover. They confirmed with me that they cover anything that is not more than the local national record.

I also have a liability release written for me by a lawyer that my students/divers sign, I add in the AIDA liability release and AIDA or RSTC medical

DAN Americas did not cover any form of freediving last time I asked

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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

Okay, two different things:
- Liability
- personal cover

DAN Europe covers personal freediving injuries and accidents as long as it's not more then the national record.

DAN Europe does not cover students wanting money from you as an instructor because they had an accident ''because of you'', so the liability part.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I have a letter from DAN Europe to say that they DO cover liability! I demanded it in writing as like you, I didn't believe it from reading the policy but they insist they do
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

Sam, can you scan it and send it to me please?
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I give courses using a waiver, a medical statement and DAN insurance.

I too have been reassured that DAN covers personal injury if it is not a record attempt AND lawsuits from injured students.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

! Great feedback everybody. Like Jorg is attempting to clarify, you have to be careful of the details. I have read the DAN insurance policy which states it covers "injury". But I have not seen it state anywhere that it covers "liability". In the insurance world injury refers to injury to yourself. Liability refers to if somebody sues you.

So, specifically to instructors, the DAN policy I saw mentioned nothing about liability and therefore definitely would not cover an instructor being sued. It would cover the instructor being hurt by the act of freediving.

Now, if somebody has a letter that specifically says "liability" is covered, please post a photo here of the relevant section in the documentation, if you don't mind.

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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

I dont have a scanner but im looking at the document

"liability towards third parties up to 3.500.000,00 euro
legal defence up to 150.000,00 euro
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this is in the professional insurance policy of course.
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Re: How are instructors/trainers dealing w/liability?

Welcome to Dive Master Insurance

These guys offer really good instructor and freediving insurance.
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