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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Arclight <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arclight@gmail.com">arclight@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<p>I think your best bet is to find an independent insurance agent that works with multiple companies. Put up a web site that explains clearly what you do. Often times, insurance carriers won't work with you if they can't narrow down what you do to an SIC code. Work with your agent and let them help you get the application information completed and out for quote. You might also want to not have pictures of your latest Burning Man flamethrower organ or whatever on there. Whether you choose to let people work on edgy projects can be determined later.</p>
<p>In some cases, they can recommend a carrier that does machine shops or artists' studios that won't freak out. Or they may go for the carrier that asks the least number of direct questions about your shop and goes more on square footage and industry.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Arclight <br></p><div><div></div><div class="h5">
On Oct 12, 2011 10:15 PM, "Will Bradley" <<a href="mailto:will@heatsynclabs.org" target="_blank">will@heatsynclabs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> They definitely google you. One company freaked out because we had a<br>
> photo of a BBQ grill made out of the front of a car on our main page<br>
> and they assumed we were blowing up cars.<br>
><br>
> Just try to have a conversation with them, in person, dress nicely to<br>
> counter the stereotypes and let them know you're the "good hackers"<br>
> i.e. the ones who research and protect instead of break and steal. If<br>
> you limit your insurance coverage to medical and property liability in<br>
> the space they shouldn't have any reason to deny you based on their<br>
> perception of hacking.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Oct 12, 2011, at 6:07 PM, Danyelle Davis <<a href="mailto:ddavis@codetemptress.net" target="_blank">ddavis@codetemptress.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Greetings,<br>
> ><br>
> > I am looking for insurance for a hackerspace but it seems we keep running into issues. The insurance companies ask so many questions and if you answer wrong they deny your request. Apparently some insurance company googled our space and denied us because we affiliate with hackers. So I am wondering how did you get insurance? Will we have to change our name to get insurance? We are located in Virginia. We don't have any heavy equipment yet ( lazer cutters etc..) The only thing we have is a few soldering irons.<br>
> ><br>
> > Any assistance would be great!<br>
> ><br>
> > LN<br>
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