AFA Newsletter December 31, 2011

AFA Newsletter December 31, 2011 In This Issue: •   Why Do Field/Facility Owners Require To Be Named On Sports Insurance Policies? •   AmourBite Mouthguard For Contact Sports •   School of the Legends - Join now and start connecting with NFL Players today! •   AFA 2012 Membership Programs •   AFA News Clips •   Join Us On The Social Networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) Why Do Field/Facility Owners Require To Be Named On Sports Insurance Policies? Field / facility owners such as recreation departments, school districts, schools, and municipalities often allow outside user groups to use their premises under a lease or permit. These relationships are beneficial to all parties involved. However, field / facility owners expose themselves and their insurance carriers to liability arising from injuries that may occur on the premises arising out of the lease or permit. This is true even though the injury may be due to the 100% negligence of the outside user group. Field / facility owners are almost always shot gunned into these lawsuits as a deep pocket even if they are 0% at fault. The defense costs and possibility of settlement or adverse jury verdict can be very expensive. This can result in unbudgeted out of pocket expenses (in event of self insurance or large deductible insurance program) or in a large loss that is paid by their insurance carrier. When these losses are paid by insurance carriers, such insurance carriers may non renew or may ask for large rate increases. Therefore, field / facility owners have a lot to lose when they make their premises available to outside user groups. http://www.sadlersports.com/blog/index.php/2011/10/28/why-do-field-facility-owners-require-to-be-named-on-sports-insurance-policies/ AFA Membership gives you access to general liability insurance!!! Why Do Field/Facility Owners Require To Be Named On Sports Insurance Policies? School of the Legends - Join now and start connecting with NFL Players today! On SOTL.com, every NFL team page features a wall where players and fans can connect, video reports from current and former team members, polls, stats, and much, much more! Join today and see who's hanging on your team's page. School of the Legends is an officially licensed partner of NFL PLAYERS... School of the Legends (SOTL) click here AFA News Clips AFA Benefits Inc. Insurance The America Football Association recently established major partnerships with insurance companies to make comprehensive coverage products available for all AFA Alumni. AFA Alumni and where applicable their spouses and dependents, can now apply for insurance at competitive group rates. In additional to our General Liability Insurance, we now offer: - Supplemental Medical & Accident Insurance: http://americanfootballassn.com/forms/ColonialAccidentInsuranceAnnouncement.pdf http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/10/prweb8864191.htm - Life Insurance: http://americanfootballassn.com/forms/ColumbiaIntroAnnouncement.pdf *Whole Life, Universal Life and Term *Guaranteed Acceptance plans *Simplified Underwriting plans - Long Term Care Insurance It's now easy to join the AFA and apply for affordable insurance coverage with a special discount for being an AFA Alumni. For more info, please call 877-624-4485 or email AFABenefitsInc@americanfootballassn.com. Nudo hopes to restore magic at Fenwick CSNChicago.com (blog) In 1981, he became head coach of the River Grove Cowboys in a minor league football league. He won the national semi-pro championship in 1985 and was runnerup in 1985 and 1986. In 1986, he got a call from Jim Foster, founder of the Arena Football ... http://www.csnchicago.com/preps/news/Nudo-hopes-to-restore-magic-at-Fenwick?blockID=618064&feedID=629 Norm Nissen Norm is now recovering from a recent illness and continues to get stronger. He really appreciates all the calls he has received from his former teammates. If you get a chance, call him at 708-369-8811. Norm's recovery has progressed with everyone's prayers and thoughts. Nothing like old friends and teammates. Give him a call! AFA Hall of Fame Business Cards & Luggage Tags Business cards and luggage tags are now available upon request for all active AFA Hall of Fame members per sample below…… 2012 AFA Hall of Fame Inductions Stay tuned for a major announcement regarding the location for the 2012 Hall of Fame inductions scheduled for the last week of June!!!!!!!!!!! Wilson NFL Footballs...We have in stock brand new Wilson NFL Footballs for $65/ball or $390 per case for new balls. 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Copyright (c) 1998-2011, Joe Hulsebus +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Semi Pro Football Newsfeed AmourBite Mouthguard For Contact Sports ArmourBite unlocks the power of your jaw so you can unleash your full potential as an athlete. Use promo code AFA for a FREE bottle of UA Mouthwear Freshner ($7.99 value) AmourBite Mouthguard (click here) AFA 2012 Membership Programs 2012 AFA Alumni Club Membership - Are You A Card Carrying Member? AFA Membership is open to anyone and everyone that, at one time or another, had been (or still is) involved with a semi-pro team and/or league. Semi-Pro Football Alumni Club is co-sponsored by the AFA National Association and the Members of the AFA Hall of Fame Alumni. If you are interested in a 2012 membership application, just click: http://www.americanfootballassn.com/resources/afa-alumni-application.html or http://content.oddcast.com/vhss/vhss_v5.swf?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhss-d.oddcast.com%2Fphp%2FplayScene%2Facc%3D36976%2Fss%3D690865%2Fsl%3D0&acc=36976&bgcolor=0x&embedid=fcc1867d39b467b0185dee3844fefc11 2012 AFA Team & League Membership Membership applications are now being accepted for the 2012 season. Congratulations to the West Virginia Coal, Steel City Stampede, Cape Coral Wolves, Wenatchee Valley Rams, Binghamton Tiger Cats, Kansas Phoenix and the Elite Football Association on being the first to come aboard for 2012! The annual membership fee to join the AFA remains $100 "per team" which provides a benefit package that is easily 10x this fee. Team membership applications can be downloaded by clicking: http://www.americanfootballassn.com/resources/team-membership-application.html or http://content.oddcast.com/vhss/vhss_v5.swf?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhss-d.oddcast.com%2Fphp%2FplayScene%2Facc%3D36976%2Fss%3D690860%2Fsl%3D0&acc=36976&bgcolor=0x&embedid=5290b7d27107ef93018b5d4ba54d0a49 Note: All leagues with 100% team membership by December will be listed in the AFA's 2012 USA Today Super Bowl Preview Ad, just as we did this past year! 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