Affinity Group Underwriters Announces New Bicycle Accident Insurance
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Affinity Group Underwriters (AGU) announced today the launch of a new accident insurance policy specifically designed for the nationâs fast growing bicycling community. The new coverage is part of AGUâs cycling initiative called Balance For Cyclists.
The Balance For Cyclists initiative was created by
Underwritten by the
In addition to providing coverage for accidental death from a cycling accident, the insurance features payments for critical injuries like dismemberment, paralysis, and severe traumatic brain injury. Coverage is available in amounts of
âIn general, Americans are becoming much more active,â says Paul. âTwenty years ago few of us over the age of 35 participated in activities where we had the potential for serious injury. Today cycling is a huge part in the lives of millions of Americans. Many of these people have obligations that could be financially devastating if they were seriously injured in a cycling accident and unable to work for an extended period of time. This coverage is a buffer for these situations.â
Paul states, âOur coverage is not designed to pay medical costs for less severe injuries. That is why we all have major medical insurance. Most people donât even think about things like increased living expenses, lost wages, cost of long-term rehabilitative care, travel or durable medical goods that are not or are only partially covered by traditional insurance. Our
Unlike other bicyclist specific insurance policies, this coverage insures the rider not the bicycle. Paul believes it more important to insure the rider and states, âInstead of taking old insurance policy language and changing the word 'automobile' to âbicycle', we wanted to create a new coverage that protects the most important thing associated with your bike; you the rider.â
Currently the coverage is approved for sale in 26 states and should be available in most states within the next six months.
Founded in 1997 and based in
Learn more about AGUâs bicycle accident insurance program at http://www.balanceins.com.
More information about Balance For Cyclists can be found on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/balanceforcyclists.
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