Member Protection & Insurance Update – December 2024
Child Safe Standards in Sport
If your club is still on its journey to compliance with the Child Safe Standards visit the Office of Sport Child Safe Sport Implementation Guide
Verify WWC Numbers or Cop a Fine
The NSW OCG has started issuing fines to organisations found not verifying WWC Numbers in the WWC online system.
For more information visit FNSW Working with Children Check Compliance or watch these videos:
Extreme Heat Policy
Clubs should refer to the FNSW Extreme Heat Policy for information and tools to ensure training and matches can proceed safely.
The FNSW Extreme Heat policy can be viewed – here
Personal Accident Insurance 2024/25
The Personal Accident Insurance aligns this year with the National Insurance Program, ensuring that cover remains in place for Capital Benefits, Non-Medicare Medical expenses, Loss of Income and other policy benefits, and ensures the sustainability of the program for FNSW and its associations, clubs and participants.
Lodging claims will remain the same via the National online claims portal, with the Club Declaration form still to be downloaded by the claimant and then signed by the club to confirm the injury was sustained during official participation and to confirm the claimant was registered at time of injury. Once signed by the club, the Club Declaration is then returned to the claimant to be uploaded into the claims portal to complete the claim process.
The FNSW Participant Insurance Summary 2024/25 can be viewed – here
The FNSW Gow-Gates Insurance website can be viewed – here
Loss of Income Top Up Cover
The additional optional Loss of Income Top Up Cover remains available to all registered players and non-playing officials up to a maximum benefit of $500 per week, or $750 per week (whichever is nominated at the time of purchase).
Personal Injury Top Up Cover information is available – here
Public & Product Liability and Management Liability Insurance 2024/25
Public and Product Liability insurance is designed to help protect insured entities if a third party claims they have suffered a serious injury, or their property has been damaged due to the insured’s negligent activities.
Management Liability insurance (previously referred to as Directors & Officers insurance) is designed to help protect the insured entity and management if insured entities against alleged or actual Wrongful acts. This is a ‘claims made’ policy which requires the club to notify Gow-Gates and/or the insurer if at any time it becomes aware of circumstances which may or could result in a claim under the policy.
The FNSW Club Insurance Summary 2024/25 can be viewed – here
