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AFA Announces Availability Of New Player Insurance Coverage
The American Football Association is proud to endorse AFLAC's Accident Indemnity Policy that will now be made available to all AFA adult amateur football players nationwide. AFLAC, currently the #1 supplemental insurance company in the world, thoroughly reviewed the AFA and its By Laws recently. As a result, AFLAC committed to working with the AFA to establish a premium of only $43 per month per player for accident coverage.
(PRWEB) July 5, 2004 -- The American Football Association is proud to endorse AFLAC's Accident Indemnity Policy that will now be made available to all AFA adult amateur football players nationwide. AFLAC, currently the #1 supplemental insurance company in the world, thoroughly reviewed the AFA and its By Laws recently. As a result, AFLAC committed to working with the AFA to establish a premium of only $43 per month per player for accident coverage.
Although the AFA was instrumental in developing an affordable Liability Insurance program for semi-pro football teams and leagues several years ago, our national association has been searching for some time now for a company who could assist local teams in securing accident policies for their players," said Dave Burch AFA Executive VP. Through the recent agreement with AFLAC, Accident Indemnity Policies can be made available to each player independently. Upon completion of an application, coverage can be put in effect within 3 to 4 days. Since a good number of senior amateur (semi-pro) leagues are just getting their 2003 season underway, we felt it critical to announce this information to our teams and leagues as soon as possible", Burch added.
As the AFA front office continues to work with AFLAC regarding on-line processing, for now the process for signing up for this coverage will involve contacting the insurance companys representative, Carissa Stevens, at 803-414-7308 or by email at carissa_stevens@us.aflac.com.
For the equivalent of $1.43 per day, personnel associated with AFA teams can't beat the coverage, which includes:
Accident/Disability - The Accident Indemnity Plan is designed to help cover the expenses associated with an accidental injury. It pays you directly, unless you assign benefits, regardless of any other insurance you may have. Benefits are regulated by state, but include: - Accident hospital confinement - Accidental death and dismemberment - and many other benefits.
This is the first accident policy that we have been able to secure for players on our level of the sport that doesnt require every player on the team to financially participate", commented the AFA president Ron Real. AFLAC has agreed that as long as our player applicants are considered adult amateurs and not professionals, they may qualify for participation in this cost effective program. Teams on our level often lose the ability to sign some good prospects simply because they cannot afford them a vehicle for affordable health and accident insurance coverage," said Real.
As the new policy is available to 'anyone involved in the AFA level of the game, the AFLAC people may have been impressed with the number of people currently active in semi-pro football across the country. The national association (AFA) for adult amateur football monitors the weekly game action of more than 700 semi-pro teams playing in 62 different leagues nationwide. Those numbers correlate to AFA teams in 47 states providing playing venues to over 75,000 players, coaches, team and league executives, trainers, equipment managers, public relations people, officials and even cheerleaders.
The AFA welcomes AFLAC as their new health and accident insurance provider and encourages AFA teams to find out more about this affordable new program by contacting that companys representative at 803-414-7308 or by email at carissa_stevens@us.aflac.com
The AFA Media Guide order form can be downloaded by clicking
http://www.eteamz.com/americanfootballassn/files/MediaGuideOrderForm2.pdf
Media - contact Dave Burch at AFA National Office
(877) 624-4485 or (941) 388-3510
(e-mail) amerfoot@aol.com (or) usafoot@aol.com
(website) http://www.americanfootballassn.com/
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