Ladies and gentlemen slingshooters I am gutted to admit that I simply have been unable to get insured for the proposed upcoming Andover shoot August 9th to 11th. It looks like such a mess up to get ‘commercial’ as against ‘club’ insurance or else, so help me I am up against mendacity by omission (translated, – I feel lied to) and over-keen brokers unwilling to admit they cannot help. I have been trying and nagging, calling and emailing since May.
THIS is the last reply in a long string of mails:
“Sorry Adam, I’m in and out of meetings today but I’m sorry you had to cancel. I did say that we hoped to have something better after 1/8, but would let you know, otherwise the premium had to be £560.00 – which we both agreed was too much but I explained this minimum premium was out of our hands.
As I explained when we spoke, the changes forced on us have affected a lot of brokers and insurers alike, and other markets we tried simply could not insure your event activity, however much I personally feel that it’s safe and obviously well-managed. There was a general misunderstanding of what it was all about and that proved impossible to get around.
Kind regards,
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Underwriter”
Most insurers won’t touch shooting sports, and the big organisations like the BASC make their own huge policies. This stuff is still a learning curve but the curve turned into a wall.
Either way, I am so sorry, but Andover is not happening now. Issue three of the magazine is nearing completion and will be on sale at the Ripley’s Rippers weekender.
Adam Rayner
