<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi there Bay Area Hackerspaces & friends,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I got a question recently asking for recommendations for insurance providers who understand maker space needs and what we do.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Here's some of the recommendations I would like to share:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Noisebridge:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Philadelphia Insurance Co. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">877.438.7459</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.phly.com/">https://www.phly.com/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Double Union:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Farmers Insurance <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Shannon Fenech<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">contact: Adam <a href="mailto:insuru24@gmail.com" target="_blank">insuru24@gmail.com</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Queerious:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Ambere St Denis</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>Crimson Business Insurance</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><a href="https://www.crimsoninsurance.com/ambere-st-denis">https://www.crimsoninsurance.com/ambere-st-denis</a> <br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Safer DIY Spaces</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Not insurance, but can help connect spaces with inspections, permits, services, legal issues, contractors, etc. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="https://saferdiyspaces.org/" target="_blank">https://saferdiyspaces.org/</a>  <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For a large space, I would say, expect to pay around 2K a year. A smaller space, probably a little under 1K.  And it's been a while since I've gone through the process, but I recall needing to answer a fair amount of questions about membership, open hours, etc. as well as sharing our non-profit paperwork and our mission. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hope that helps! Maybe others have recommendations to add!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">- Lizzard<br></div></div>