Chris, I led the effort with the Society of Wetland Scientists to develop a Professional Liability Insurance Program.
That program specifically requires a PWS certification to access. However, I would suggest you contact the provider directly David Vaughan at http://www.vaughanins.com/ mark Mark Felton CPAg, CPSS, PWS, AICP URS Certified Project Manager URS Corporation Engineers-Architects-Environmental-Planners 1001 Highlands Plaza Drive West, Suite 300 St. Louis, Missouri 63110 314/429-0100 - Tel 314/429-0462 - Fax 314/743-4117 - Direct “Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.” - Richard P. Feynman This e-mail and any attachments contain URS Corporation confidential information that may be proprietary or privileged. If you receive this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should not retain, distribute, disclose or use any of this information and you should destroy the e-mail and any attachments or copies. Christopher Ruhland <christopher.ruhl...@mnsu.edu> Sent by: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> 04/28/2011 03:40 PM Please respond to Christopher Ruhland <christopher.ruhl...@mnsu.edu> To ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU cc Subject [ECOLOG-L] Professional Liability Insurance? Dear Ecolog Subscribers, I was wondering if anybody had any experience with Personal Liability Insurance for class field trips and related activities. I am teaching an extended field course away from campus, and it is my understanding that as such I would be covered under the Universities’ general liability insurance policy. However if a student was injured in an activity that was not directly associated with the actual curriculum, I could be held responsible. I have also been advised that should an accident/incident occur, I could still be held legally accountable in a civil court and would not be covered. Now we know that professors can’t realistically monitor college students 24 hours a day for weeks at a time, so the potential for accidents exist. I have been advised to look into Professional Liability Insurance and was wondering if anybody on this list has advice. It is my understanding that some professional societies offer this type of insurance, does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks Chris Christopher T. Ruhland, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Department of Biology TS 242 Trafton Sciences Center South Minnesota State University Mankato, MN 56001
