New Insurance and Membership Dues for 2010
Following a period of regional comment and consultation regarding USACA insurance coverage and membership fees, the Board voted unanimously in October 2009 to adopt a national liability and medical insurance policy from January 1st 2010, and also to change membership dues.
This document summarizes the new plan and is a reference document for how leagues and clubs should pay their USACA membership dues in 2010, and future years, and also how to obtain their insurance certificates.
Insurance
Our new insurance program will be available from January 1st 2010. On that day a one-year national insurance program will come into effect and will cover any league or club that is a member of USACA by virtue of them paying their 2010 membership dues and being in good standing. Membership in 2009 does not bestow insurance coverage on any member in 2010.
The Zain Jeewanjee Insurance Agency will be handling the administration of the national USACA insurance policy in 2010.
Any request that is above the normal certificate provisions will be charged directly by the insurance agency as follows:
Waiver of subrogation $150
Special endorsements, in separate form, $100.
- USACA Master Insurance Certificate
- USACA Accidental Insurance Policy
- Accord General Liability Claim Form
- Berkeley Excess Medical Claim Form
The Process of Paying USACA Membership and Obtaining Insurance Coverage in 2010
- Step 1: Fill in the information for your club/league (Download) and send it via email to LBRULPORT@USACA.ORG. Please make sure to copy the Regional Representative for your region.
- Step 2: Prepare a check for the necessary amount making it payable to "USA Cricket Association”
- Step 3: Mail the check to the following address
Lisa Brulport
USACA Executive Assistant
128 Baltic Court
Chapin, SC 29036
Once Lisa receives your league or club check, and the good standing of the league or club has been confirmed by the USACA Regional Representative, then the insurance agency will be notified to add the league or club to the covered list and they are then allowed to issue any requested insurance certificates. It is strongly recommended that membership dues checks are sent at least one month prior to when an insurance certificate is needed.
Leagues will need to clearly and accurately list out the names of each club and all their grounds and addresses when they send in their dues, as insurance certificates will only be issued in the names of the clubs provided with the dues payment. The insurance certificates cannot be issued until payment for the year has been received, approved, deposited and cleared.
For any questions regarding insurance coverage or certificates please email Joe Furtado of the Zain Jeewanjee Insurance Agency at joe.furtado@g1g.com
Opt Out
We recognize that one or two clubs or leagues may not want to have this bundled insurance policy. Therefore, each league or club will have the choice to be, or not to be a part of the national policy and buy insurance from a different insurance provider of their choice at their own cost. Please advise Lisa as such when you mail her your 2010 dues.
Membership Fee Structure and Payment Details for 2010
- With Liability and Medical Insurance - $200/club
- Without Liability and Medical Insurance - $100/club
New associate members will pay the same amount as existing USACA members starting in 2010.
For any questions regarding USACA membership dues please email Lisa Brulport, the Executive Assistant at execasst@usaca.org.
An Incentive to the Regions for Prompt Payment – a 25% Rebate
USACA will rebate 25% of the membership dues to the Regional Board subject to the following two conditions being satisfied by March 31st:
- All its prior year leagues and clubs have paid their dues in full for the current year, and
- All its prior year leagues and clubs have provided the Director of Cricket Operations, to his satisfaction, complete answers to the annual ICC Survey of cricket, which directly effects our annual ICC funding.
The rebates can be worth several thousand dollars to each region that completes these two requests by March 31st each year.
Why is This Good Value?
In 2009, each club paid $30 to be a USACA member and $125 in insurance – a total of $155. The 2010 plan costs $200 which is reduced to $150 with the 25% regional rebate and includes USACA membership, liability insurance and medical insurance. So members are getting more value for their dollar in 2010 than prior years.
USACA hired a seasoned CEO in 2009 and started to build a national cricket organization to take the sport to the next level in the USA. Through the first two-thirds of 2009 USACA invested well over $400,000 in our sport, fielding national teams in important international tournaments for Women, U19 and U15, and via the Eastern and Western Conferences started the process to prepare our Senior Men for testing tournaments in Dubai and Nepal in Q1 2010. Our U19s qualified for the U19 World Cup Finals in New Zealand in 2010 and our Women have a play off against Canada for a spot in the next Women’s World Cup, again in 2010. Membership dues comprised well under 10% of the total investment so far and are tremendous value for money compared to other sports:
- USA Swimming - $57/year PER INDIVIDUAL ($27MM annual budget)
- USA Soccer - $30/year PER INDIVIDUAL ($52MM annual budget)
- USA Track & Field - $25/year PER INDIVIDUAL ($17MM annual budget)
Your Board has worked hard to deliver a package of membership and insurance coverage which offers incredible value for money for membership in a national sporting body. For a club with 15 members then the annual cost is just over $13/person and includes basic insurance while playing our sport!
