POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

INSURANCE

All registered girls and adults are covered by the Activity and Accident Insurance Plan of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. The insurance goes into effect when a member registers as a Girl Scout and pays $10 membership dues. This insurance is designed to supplement insurance coverage carried by the family of the Girl Scout member.

The purchase of basic activity insurance may be required for non-registered individuals who are participating in Girl Scout activities.  To determine if additional insurance is needed consider whether the non-registered individual is actually participating in an activity or is only attending as a spectator. For example, a parent/guardian of a Girl Scout accompanying her for a swimming activity need purchase accident insurance only if he/she is actually going to swim. As an observer, no additional insurance is needed.

Other members of a Girl Scout's family – “tag-a-longs” - (brothers, sisters, friends) are parental responsibilities and should not be insured unless actually participating in the activity.
 

Certificate of Insurance

When obtaining a location for a meeting place, service unit event or troop event, some sites will request a certificate of insurance. This is just a copy of our council insurance coverage and can be provided by the Girl Scout Administrative Office. A Certificate of Insurance can be requested through the Administrative office. Please allow two weeks to process this request.

To obtain a certificate, visit www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org  to submit request online, email to insurance@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org, or call the Girl Scout Administrative Office with the following information:

Name of Facility

Physical and mailing address (if different)
Date and type of activity

Facility e-mail address, phone # and fax #

Contact information of person requesting the certificate

Certificates of insurance can be mailed out directly to the location within two weeks of your call.

SUMMARY OF THE GIRL SCOUT INSURANCE
 

TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INSURANCE

A Request for Additional Insurance Form must be submitted to the Administrative Office (4930 Cornell Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45242) at least four weeks prior to the event date.  This form must be accompanied by a check payable to "Mutual of Omaha" for the amount owed for the additional insurance.  There is a $5.00 minimum.  Incomplete forms, forms without checks attached, and checks less than $5.00 will not be accepted.

A printed brochure from Mutual of Omaha with a complete description of all the features of each insurance option is available from the Girl Scout Center. The information provided below is designed to be a summary of highlights only.