Nat Parks Service Backs Down Again On Whitewater Insurance Requirements

Source: sadlersports.com - Nat Parks Service Backs Down Again On Whitewater Insurance Requirements
Author: John Sadler

  

As was reported in a prior blog posting, new National Parks Outfitters & Guides Insurance Requirements , the National Parks Service increased the General Liability insurance limit requirements for rafting companies in Grand Teton National Park from $500,000 to $5,000,000. Due to an outcry from industry participants, the National Parks Service later backed off this position and dropped the required limits to $2,000,000.

Now, due to a similar outcry from small outfitters & guides and insurance experts, the National Parks Service has suspended its plans to increase the aggregate liability insurance limit to $5 million for whitewater boating outfitters in Dinosaur National Monument. In addition, they have backed off their requirement to carry pollution coverage. In protest, Whitewater outfitters and guides claimed that the higher limits would raise premiums by 60-80% and that pollution coverage was not warranted.

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