Just out of curiosity, how does ACA handle this? David ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:40 PM Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the AGA "Forum" proposal > I think that, unless we know an actuary, or hirre an > actuary, we are rvery well equiped to assess the exposure. > > One quick and dirty is to use the NOvak thing as a base for > what it might cost. The assumption being that we'd be in > the right. > > I think what we need is very good, honest insurance person. > Anyone carrying a lamp around inthe daytime ? :-) > > sh > --- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > This is interesting too, how much is enough. > > > > I know that I was always told, carry a mil umbrella on > > your personal > > house/property, this was back when I was a med > > student...they said yeah > > you are med student and up to your ears in debt but one > > day you will not > > be a med student. Then the main worry was car accident > > stuff. > > > > Now I am a doc, and the clinic carries malpractice > > insurance. My exposure > > is HUGE, way larger than the AGA, and they carry one > > million. Which is > > not a lot when you look at how cases are settled these > > days. Our clinic > > use to carry 2 mil but then when compared to other docs > > in the area, > > industry standard was 1 mil. So they felt like having a > > 2 mil limit just > > invited more lawsuits at a higher number. > > > > So the question is, "what is our exposure"-all we do is a > > magazine, email > > list, possible forum and a convention (of which the hotel > > is way bigger > > target than us)...but still yes I think we need > > insurance. I wouldn't > > let it be public knowledge that we have it either (the > > target issue), yes, > > I sound paranoid here. > > > > The thing is...the Novak think with Erik really stressed > > me out. We > > couldn't refinance our house jointly because Erik was > > named in a suit, so > > we had to quick claim deed it to me and I refinanced it > > in my name. It is > > why I didn't want to be on the AGA board, so if the board > > was ever sued > > one of us was lawsuit free to be able to do things like > > refinance. Yes, > > it sucks, but I have to live with this stuff regularly > > with work. There > > probably isn't a month, maybe even week that goes by that > > we/md's don't > > have something regarding it cross our desks. no we > > aren't sued that much, > > but there is just tons of info about it. > > > > I know this is way more than you wanted to hear, but > > there you go. > > > > Kathy > > > > > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, S. Hieber wrote: > > > > > One of the confounding elements on this issue is not > > what > > > is the cost for a given amount of protectio, but how > > much > > > is a reasonable amount of protecton to buy. . . . > > > > > > Probably only an actuary could make some reasonable > > > assessment of the amount of harm ($s) combined with the > > > probability of ocurrence to determine total risk > > against > > > which it's reasonable to protect. > > > > > > I'm sure I did not say that very well :-\ > > > > > > sh > > > --- David Lass <davidlass@villasunscape.com> wrote: > > > > I'll have to call thge insurance guy Monday -- will > > do > > > > so. > > > > Take care, > > > > David > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Kathy Olson" <kathy@thekrib.com> > > > > To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com> > > > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:46 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the AGA > > > > "Forum" proposal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > what were the quotes you last got on ins? > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, David Lass wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The problem is that with a published magazine > > there > > > > is all sorts of law > > > > > > regarding libel and slander -- one is for spoken > > one > > > > is for written both > > > > are > > > > > > the same. With stuff on the web it is not so > > clear, > > > > and there is a > > > > building > > > > > > "tradition" that you can say anything you want in > > > > cyberspace. > > > > Unfortunately, > > > > > > this slams right into the American tradition of > > you > > > > can sue anyone for > > > > > > anything. The real problem is not the > > consequences of > > > > losing a > > > > lawsuit -- it > > > > > > is the costy of defending yourself. Insurance > > pays > > > > for this as well as > > > > if > > > > > > the idiot who sued you prevails. > > > > > > David > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> > > > > > > To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 6:27 AM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the > > AGA > > > > "Forum" proposal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This begs a question that Erik has already > > hinted > > > > at. We do > > > > > > > not have this fear of speech re TAG. Everything > > is > > > > > > > previewed and edited so tht we are comfortable > > with > > > > the > > > > > > > content. Is this how, if we did forums, we > > would > > > > have to do > > > > > > > them? Is this how we need to manage the member > > > > mail list? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sh > > > > > > > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Agreed David!!! With all this talk, I'm > > worried > > > > that > > > > > > > > someone might just > > > > > > > > come by and sue us over something on our > > little > > > > e-mail > > > > > > > > list these days. > > > > > > > > Beleive me, Novak WOULD have if the AGA had > > > > gotten > > > > > > > > involved in the PSW > > > > > > > > case 3 years ago. It is quite fortunate, for > > > > instance, > > > > > > > > that I am > > > > > > > > officially not making any money off the video > > > > sales, but > > > > > > > > rather it is > > > > > > > > entirely going towards reimbursement for all > > the > > > > > > > > equipment I purchase... > > > > > > > > this is a point he tried to use against me in > > the > > > > > > > > lawsuit. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > > - - - - - - - - > > > > > > > AGA 2004 Annual Convention > > > > > > > Designing The Nature Aquarium -- demonstrated > > by > > > > Takashi Amano > > > > > > > Paludarium design -- Mike Senske > > > > > > > Planted Aquarium Ecology -- Diana Walstad > > > > > > > Cryptocorynes -- Jan D. 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