For more that a few years now the inflatable industry in Ireland has been without an insurance company willing to underwrite the risk or perceived risk associated with the renting of inflatables such as bouncing castles, obstacle courses, slides and a whole range of other inflatable games.
After many years and long drawn out efforts. The IIHF in partnership with Arachas insurance brokers secured cover for our Industry from a Lloyds of London underwriter who are committed for the long run.
Since the launch of the IIHF scheme last year 2022 we now have110 members insured for public liability. We will be promoting these members vigorously to public and corporate bodies.
There is now very strong interest from operators to join the scheme for 2025
As off the 1st of November 2023 the 6.5 million is now available to any operators who need this cover.
This is a very positive step for our industry and puts the issue of public liability insurance where it should be, an important issue taking up an hour or so of your time once a year and not the massive time consuming issue that it has been over the past 4 or 5 years. Now we can all get on with our business of keeping our customers entertained and safe.
In the meantime the IIHF intends to be proactive in the inflatable safety area in order to encourage our members to take all possible steps to reduce risks.
This action will lessen the chance of claims and or our members been found negligent in the event of a claim.
It was always a requirement for all members of the IIHF/ insurance scheme that all the equipment has an up to date safety report carried out by qualified inspector. But now going into 2025 we see that safety certification is a legal requirement. Please see specific article
Safety Legislation Passed
These measures of Compliance with European safety standards reduces the risk of injury to users and reduces the risk of the inflatable operator been found negligent.
Put simply, the less claims the group has the more marketable we become witch in turn will result in lower premiums for all
This is one of the main objectives of the IIHF
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