NWRA Insurance program is "big success"
In November of 07 the NWRA executive committee met with representatives of Christian Baker Co. to talk about providing an insurance program for wildlife rehabilitators. At that meeting Jim Pace and Bob Creason from Christian Baker Co. gathered input from NWRA on what was needed to support wildlife rehabilitators with needed insurance coverage. The need for “reasonable” prices and “broad” availability was emphasized.
Lessie Davis, the president of the board of NWRA said that she is very pleased that we have been able to make this coverage available to our members, noting we look forward to many years of continued help for our membership.
An informational flyer was included in the December NWRA newsletter announcing the insurance program and some preliminary information was distributed to members.
During the annual meeting in Cherry Hill NJ, the NWRA Insurance Program representatives were available to answer question, provide quotes and even issue coverage for wildlife rehabilitators. At that meeting about 50 NWRA members were provided quotes for their rehab operations and to date many, if not most of those quotes have been issued for members.
This "member’s only program" will allow wildlife rehabilitators to protect themselves against many of the problems that previously, had been difficult to obtain proper coverage. Amazingly, rehabilitators that have current coverage were surprised to obtain "better Coverage" for a lot less cost.
Katherine Uhler of Pocono Wildlife Rehab and Education Center said, "He (Jim Pace) does understand our needs, works with every aspect of insurance and custom-tailors coverage for the budget of your facility." She also said, "On top of all that, I now have more comprehensive coverage than I ever had and saved--- THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS this year."
Jennifer Gordon from Carolina Waterfowl Rescue said, "I had been searching for an insurance program for several years that meets the needs of rehabilitators. The NWRA program was not only the best coverage, but the best price as well." She went on to say, "The service with Jim and his agency have been great. They are very knowledgeable about our industry and are quick to respond to our questions and concerns."
Mark Heth from GA was tickled to learn that the NWRA Insurance Program protects his small, part-time, home based work, not just the large non-profit centers.
If you have any questions about the NWRA Insurance Program you can contact the NWRA office or you can contact Jim Pace at Christian Baker Co at 717-761-4712 or by email at jimp@buybestins.com
