Incident Report Forms and Claims 

An Incident Report Form – which must be filled in before a claim can be made -- is available here. 

If you would like to make a claim for an injury sustained whilst playing softball or to report an incident, please click above.

 

Introduction

It is important to report any incident linked to a  softball activity that results in an injury or accident. This could include an injury to an individual or damage to property. By building up a picture of the type of incidents that most commonly occur in our sports, The British Softball Federation can look to make improvements to help reduce these in future.

Another reason to report incidents is associated with insurance provision. The British Softball Federation is required to maintain a record of any incident that might give rise to an insurance claim under their respective policies, and to pass it on to the insurance brokers for their own records in case a claim arises later. More information about insurance is given in the section below.

Please note that sending in the Incident Report does not automatically make it an insurance issue and does not constitute an insurance claim being made; it is initially just part of our record-keeping. BSUK or BSF will only forward the record on to the insurance brokers if the incident is something that would be considered

 

Insurance

The British Softball Federation (BSF) take out insurance policies in their name covering civil liability for their members. Insurance is arranged through Howdens. More information about the cover provided is available on request.

 

British Softball Federation

Civil Liability.  Covers registered members of BSF clubs or teams for civil liability cases while involved in an official club or team activity such as a training session, game or event. Claims are assessed on the basis of whether the incident was a result of the club or team’s negligence; accidents are generally not covered.  This insurance is mandatory for BSF members.  A fee is for this insurance is charged by the BSF and included in team affiliation fees.

Please note there is an excess charge of £250 on any claim under this Civil Liability insurance which will be at the claimant’s/club expense

Personal Accident. The British Softball Federation provides Personal Accident cover for its full members and the cost will be included in team affiliation fees. There is no excess charge on personal accident claims

Covers:

Coaches while coaching baseball or softball in or out of their club environment

Members (players) of British Softball Federation leagues and teams while involved in an official activity such as a training session, game or event. 

Provides cover for some costs resulting from injury while involved in one of the official activities above.

 A summary of cover can be obtained by emailing BSF     

 

Travel insurance

Travelling  softball teams (including Great Britain national teams) should ensure that they have adequate sports travel insurance in place when taking place in competition overseas. This is an additional cover that is not provided through the  BSF public liability and personal accident policies.