Insurance

As the appointed insurance broker for Skate Australia, V-Insurance Group has developed a national insurance program to help protect affiliated clubs, coaches, members and volunteers across the skate community. Protecting members from a number of NSO's across Australia, V-Insurance Group can help you understand, prepare and respond to risk in your club. We’ve got you covered every day of the year, in and out of the rink, the bowl or the park.

Through the national insurance program, Skate Australia has the following:

Public Liability insurance
Personal Accident Injury insurance
Professional Indemnity insurance for coaches and officials

As a member of Skate Australia, you may have access to one or more of the above insurance coverages.

Public Liability - What is it?

Protection for you and your club from legal and/or medical costs may that arise from an incident connected with your activities. It may protect you from the financial risk of being found liable to a third party for death, injury, loss or damage to property (amongst other things).

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Professional Indemnity covers Skate Australia accredited coaches and officials against legal and associated costs that may arise in the case of an accusation of negligent acts, errors or omissions.

Personal Accident Insurance

This covers Skate Australia members who are injured while participating in sanctioned events.

Making a Claim

If you would like further information regarding Skate Australia's Personal Accident claims process, or you would like to submit a claim, please contact admin@skateaustralia.org.au with an outline of the claim.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Club, State, Branch Officials must ensure that anyone returning to the sport from injury that required medical treatment and insurance claim MUST get a fitness to return to participation by the treating doctor i.e. registered medical practitioner (submitted to state body) before they step onto skates.