[hackerspaces] Acquiring Insurance

[Willow Brugh]

I addressed this situation by getting our insurance rep drunk and then
asking him how to fill out the form.



On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 08:08, dosman <dosman at packetsniffers.org> wrote:

> We like to start with the phrase "community group" to describe ourselves to
> the business world and gently go into "we're not criminals yet we use the
> word hacker". Each insurance company has its own bizarre issues, one place
> refused us because we might possibly sell kits (water rocket kits and
> electronics kits). I think the one we ended up with services the
> construction industry, they don't flinch when you mention "chop saw" or
> "drill press".
>
> -dosman
>
> On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:18 AM, Will Bradley wrote:
>
> > They definitely google you. One company freaked out because we had a
> > photo of a BBQ grill made out of the front of a car on our main page
> > and they assumed we were blowing up cars.
> >
> > Just try to have a conversation with them, in person, dress nicely to
> > counter the stereotypes and let them know you're the "good hackers"
> > i.e. the ones who research and protect instead of break and steal. If
> > you limit your insurance coverage to medical and property liability in
> > the space they shouldn't have any reason to deny you based on their
> > perception of hacking.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Oct 12, 2011, at 6:07 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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