With the 2025 Season fast approaching – and with more and more UK teams travelling to Europe and beyond - this is a timely reminder to check your Individual and Teams Insurance cover for competing away from the UK.
BSF Insurance covers affiliated teams whilst engaging in Softball activities in the UK ONLY – As a reminder…
Civil Liability
Covers registered members of your club for civil liability cases while involved in an official club activity such as a training session, game or event. Claims are assessed based on whether the incident was a result of the club's negligence; accidents are generally not covered. Fee is charged by BSF and included in the affiliation fee. An excess of £250 will be levied per claim on the Civil Liability Policy
Personal Accident
All affiliated BSF Teams are covered for Personal Accident, it is a basic policy, so please check what cover you require? You may need to take out additional cover
Who is covered?
UK residents who are a registered member of your club: players, coaches, officials, employees, volunteers, committee members. Registration is done via the British Softball website.
For more information on what is covered, please email info@britishsoftball.org
Travel insurance
Travelling baseball and 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 usual BBF and BSF public liability and personal accident policies.
Trip managers can choose to either organise group travel insurance for the whole team or ensure that team members obtain cover individually. The advantages of a group policy are that it ensures every team member is insured to the same level and it would allow for the whole team to travel back in the case of injuries or illnesses rather than only the individual concerned. It might also enable you to secure a reduced rate per person by buying in bulk.
If asking individuals to obtain their own cover, please make sure that they each understand the level that is required.
Key criteria to look for in a policy:
- Check that the policy covers taking part in baseball and softball in organised competition and tournaments; some insurers will only cover 'casual' play.
- Cover should include medical expenses as well as simply compensation for an injury. For example, an accident that occurs in the USA could result in expensive medical and repatriation bills.
- Compensation for the value of sports equipment if lost, stolen or damaged. Enhanced cover might include emergency hire of replacement equipment.
- If in doubt, ask the insurer to provide written confirmation of what is covered so that you can be sure it covers your specific needs before buying.
Sports Specific Insurance Companies
There are a range of specialist sports insurance companies available online – please check the policies
If you are planning to travel out of the UK, please complete the form here.
This form is to be used by individuals or clubs going to compete in competitions/ leagues/ tournaments outside of the United Kingdom. This is to notify BSF of their intention to compete outside of the United Kingdom and of BSF licenced events. This allows BSF to support the entry if required and to act accordingly if any disciplinary issues are raised through WBSC or other affiliated International Governing Bodies. Any queries regarding this form should be raised to info@britishsoftball.org