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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trampolines and Risk of InjuryMany insurance companies will not accept trampolines on homeowners policies.September 24th, 2002 Please read about the risk of injury involved with trampolines. Many families are purchasing trampolines, unaware of the danger they pose. Their popularity is fueled by a relatively low cost and high availability. Follow these links to learn more about the dangers. CNN - Health experts: Dangers of trampolines underestimatedAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS - trampolines should never be used in the home environment Lynn Shimp knows how dangerous trampolines can be If you are still going to use one - read these safety tips (CPSC) As your risk management professionals, our goal is to keep you safe by first
"avoiding risk" (don't get a trampoline), second "reducing risk" (follow the
safety rules), and finally "transfer the risk" (buy adequate insurance).
The homeowners insurer is concerned about neighborhood children who will
naturally want to join your family on the trampoline. If these
neighborhood children get hurt, well, you can guess the rest of that story,
somebody has to pay and here come the lawyers! Of course the trampoline industry points out that the risk of death is much
lower on trampolines than bicycles or swimming pools, but I don't know if that
is any consolation to a parent of a paraplegic child. Let's try not to
find out. We CAN insure homes in Wisconsin with trampolines! For More Information Contact: |
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