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While I'm not certain as yet of the dollar amount of coverage, our Council
liability policy that covers people who attend Council programs should also
cover those viewing a MOMS exhibition. As is often the case, you're never
completely cure of the completeness of coverage until a claim is made.
Jeannie
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> From: Carol Harsh
> Reply To: Museum on Main Street
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 9:01 AM
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> Subject: Liability Insurance
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> Morning.
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> We are in the process of revamping the contracts that SITES sends to your
> councils when you host a MOMS exhibition.
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> As you know SITES carries wall to wall, all risk, insurance coverage to
> protect the MOMS exhibition when installed and when traveling from
> community
> to community.
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> A question has come up, however, with regard to liability insurance.
> Other
> larger SITES exhibitions require that host museums have $1,000,000 of
> liability insurance. I don't think our MOMS exhibitors have that kind of
> coverage, if any at all. So, I am wondering what sort of policies your
> councils have that might protect the museums, if for instance, someone
> falls
> at an opening and tries to sue either the museum or the council because it
> was at a council sponsored venue.
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> Can someone give me some insights here? Thanks.
>
> Carol
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> Carol Harsh
> Co-Director
> Museum on Main Street
> Smithsonian Insititution, SITES
> (703)263-1912
> [log in to unmask]
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