[hackerspaces] Acquiring Insurance

[Tim Saylor]

Go to a local office in person and explain what you do.  Use the words
"community", "education", and "non-profit" (if you are).  Also I think
you should be up front about the term "hackerspace" and educate them
on it because they're going to find out anyway.  In person you'll have
a better chance to explain it away.  Show them your liability waivers
and your plans for safety training for the equipment you have and will
have.

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Danyelle Davis
<ddavis at codetemptress.net> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 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.
>
> Any assistance would be great!
> LN
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