It’s easy to overlook the advantages of affiliating your club or syndicate shoot with BASC; however, you really can pay less per member while getting added benefits.
There is a variety of reasons why affiliating a syndicate or club with BASC could be a better option than our standard individual membership. Perhaps your shoot needs to be savvier and switch.
If you have six or more members you can qualify for syndicate cover. All the syndicate/club members must be covered under the BASC policy.
Yes, all affiliated members receive the same quality insurance cover, whether you are shooting with the club or syndicate or anywhere else. You do not lose any of the benefits of being a BASC member. Plus, you still receive the same market leading service from our expert staff, including our dedicated firearms team.
Yes, the extra benefits include…
The guest Gun
Does your syndicate ever worry about the insurance cover of any guests? Especially as we are about to embark on beaters’ days at the end of the month, are you confident that all Guns will have their own adequate insurance cover?
As a BASC syndicate, this is covered. If the individuals’ full names and addresses are recorded prior to the shoot, and they are acting legally, then up to 50 per cent of the Guns can be guests.
The syndicate insurance also covers them without a shotgun certificate, providing they comply with the legislation on borrowing shotguns.
Syndicate liability
It is a fact of life that mistakes can cause injuries on shoots to people, property, or dogs.
Having BASC syndicate insurance means your syndicate liability is covered as a whole, not relying on an individual’s BASC membership.
We had a recent case on a shoot in the South East. All was going well until the second drive, when a call came over the radio about an injured dog with a serious cut over the eye. The dog was immediately rushed back to the vehicle and off to the vet. A dog’s welfare always comes first in these situations, and inevitably, the vet’s bill follows.
The incident happened due to some old barbed wire left discarded in a patch of bracken. Marsh (BASC’s insurance brokers) were informed, a claim form was submitted by the dog owner and the gamekeeper – who accepted liability on behalf of the syndicate – and the claim was settled within two weeks.
No need for ill feeling or awkwardness, just a genuine mistake resolved and a shoot very grateful for their insurance policy.
There is no catch, you really do get added benefits for less money. Syndicate membership is currently only £82 per member, compared to £89 for full individual membership. Perhaps it is time for your shoot or club to affiliate with BASC?
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