Thank you for the reply Alex. Your response highlights that we have an insurance agent just not getting the business model. We were advised to set up our agreement with members, as opposed to tenants. But our agent is viewing them as tenants. Time to go back to the agent....
thanks, Julie On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 9:56:15 AM UTC-5, Alex Hillman wrote: > > As we open MalamaDoe, our insurance agent requires a copy of each member's >> Certificate of Insurance. > > > That's unusual for coworking, and as you've found a pretty obvious case > where it doesn't make sense, you'll need someone who understands coworking > and knows how to communicate with an underwriter. My agent explained to me > <https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/03/how-to-get-the-best-insurance-for-your-coworking-space/> > > that many insurance agents (and their underwriters) treat members as > tenants rather than organizational members, so you end up with weird > situations like this. You need someone who is going to really understand > your environment and create a policy for it. > > Naturally, this is also going to vary a bit from region to region, but > generally speaking you're gonna want a policy that doesn't create more > hoops for your members to jump through. > > -Alex > > > ------------------ > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Better Coworkers: http://indyhall.org > Weekly Coworking Tips: http://coworkingweekly.com > My Audiobook: https://theindyhallway.com/ten > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 10:49 AM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> As we open MalamaDoe, our insurance agent requires a copy of each >> member's Certificate of Insurance. Pretty straight forward for folks who >> have a business, BUT what about telecommuters working for a company? This >> CPA telecommuter does not own a business and, hence does not have business >> insurance. She is the ONLY telecommuter at her company, so she and her >> company have no experience securing insurance or statement of coverage >> applicable for coworking. What can you suggest? How do you handle >> certificates of insurance for telecommuters? Julie >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
