A new pattern for natural disasters that has been notable not only for its fury, but also its frequency and reach, promises to have long-standing implications for clubs’ insurance situations. By Joe Barks, Editor On the whole, club properties in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. that found themselves in the path of the wide swath…

Golf course superintendents are going on the attack in their ongoing battles with the increasingly capricious—and catastrophic—whims displayed by Mother Nature. By Betsy Gilliland, Contributing Editor During last summer’s extended drought, surface temperatures of dormant bluegrass in non-irrigated rough areas registered 126º when taken with an infrared thermometer at Rolling Meadows GC in Fond du…

SUMMING IT UP Properties should be as diligent in anticipating how claims can occur as in determining what should be protected. Insurers specializing in club policies can often provide additional riders to cost-effectively cover special or new exposures. As fitness continues to grow as a club amenity, so too do the exposures that are added…

References You Can Use Web sitesFires: http://www.firewise.com/Hurricanes: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ & http://www.weather.com/General Preparedness: http://www.attainium.com/ & http://www.fema.gov/ BooksAvoiding Disaster by John Laye Disaster Recovery Planning: Strategies for ProtectingCritical Information Assets by Jon William Toigo Introduction to Emergency Managementby George Haddow & Jane Bullock If your club isn’t in a zone especially prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires,…