Kate Biggs, account executive, The Endsleigh Business Team


old, dilapidated buildings to leisure trusts. However, maintaining these buildings at a safe standard can be exhausting and expensive. This is further exacerbated by


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the fact that the majority of claims against leisure trusts tend to be personal injury claims under the Oc- cupiers Liability Act 1984. It’s a disappointing fact that some of these claims are often made by unscrupulous individuals who are taking advantage of the current claim culture and this in- creasing trend means the volumes of claims are rising. In order to manage these risks, the trusts have to strike a bal-


ance between expenditure of funds for services and managing the budget – particularly when local authority management fees are ever decreasing. So sound advice from a specialist health and safety consultant could be a great advantage. These specialists can assist individual trusts by conducting au-


dits of the premises, providing assistance with risk assessments and reviewing health and safety policies. Thus providing all the documentary evidence needed to help defend against any sub- mitted claims.


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ome local authorities have managed to reduce opera- tional risk by transferring


Richard Doubleday, director of sport, Perkins Slade


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ot so many years ago people who took part in sporting and recreational activity


did so on the understanding that accidents and injury were part and parcel of participation. Sadly there’s now a culture – if people get hurt – of looking for someone to blame, however minor the injury might be. That being the case, national gov-


erning bodies of sport (NGBs) are increasingly including Civil Liability protection as an integral part of affiliation, both by clubs and individuals. Most vulner- able are coaches and volunteers. The way in which people claim they’re suffering injury or loss


is increasing all the time and as such it’s essential that both the organisation and the individual have appropriate protection in place. In addition to conventional Public Liability insurance, many NGBs are including Professional Indemnity, Directors and Officers and Libel and Slander cover as integral to their arrangements. Of equal concern is the level of damages now being awarded in


the Civil Courts. In October 2010, a former professional cyclist was awarded £14m in compensation following a road accident. This has to be funded from insurance premium payments, which are inevitably going to have to increase in order to keep pace.


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