Randy Dreiling
THANKS OBRA!
We are so lucky to pay the fee's we do compared to
other states.
Not only are norba/usa cycling fee's atleast 4 times
more, but also having traveled to other states our Mt
Bike race fee's are much cheaper too even with late
fee's.
We are very luck to race in Oregon.
Randy Dreiling
--- cmur-@obra.org wrote:
See note below about USAC raising fees and medical
deductibles
Dear Valued Members of USA Cycling,
I wanted to communicate with you to discuss an
important matter
concerning the license fees for 2005. We will
begin to sell licenses
for the 2005 season on November 1 so we need to
let everyone know
where we stand and why we were forced to make
these decisions.
We always strive to keep down costs to our members
and promoters while
providing as much support as possible to the
membership. Further, we
will not compromise our commitment to provide the
most comprehensive
insurance coverage for our members.
As most of you know, insurance costs are rising
rapidly in every area.
Insurance has been a widely discussed topic in the
recent campaign
season for all levels of elected office, including
the presidential
race.
Bottom Line? -- The loss rate for injuries
incurred during the 2004
racing season exceeded our premium by more than
150% resulting in an
increase of approximately $500,000 in our
insurance premium. This
increase is caused by a number of issues:
- More claims
- Higher medical costs
- An increase in the number of riders-members who
use USA Cycling
insurance as a primary policy. Our policy is
designed to be secondary
coverage.
In order to deal with this escalating issue, we
will be taking the
following steps in 2005 to cover the cost of this
dramatic increase to
our insurance:
1. One-day license price will increase from 5 to
10 dollars. To not do
this would mean that our annual members would be
subsidizing our
non-members.
2. The deductible for riders using the USA Cycling
policy as primary
coverage will increase from 2000 to 5000 dollars.
For members who use
this policy as secondary coverage, the deductible
will stay at 1000
dollars.
3. The cost for a primary license will increase
from 50 to 60 dollars.
Add-on licenses will increase from 25 to 30
dollars. Other changes
include the International Licenses increasing to
150 dollars and the
junior license will cost 30 dollars.
While we regret having to increase our license
fees, I hope you
understand that this decision is based solely on
the ever rising cost
of insurance. I also hope that with the steps we
have taken regarding
one day licenses and non-insured riders we can get
this issue under
better control.
The insurance provided by USA Cycling has never
been intended to
provide primary coverage. We have been proactive
in addressing this
issue as well. We are working with an insurance
company to offer
competitively priced insurance that can be
purchased by riders to
protect them from experiencing excessive personal
costs and to help
cover the majority of the deductible under our
policy. We hope to be
rolling out this new program in the near future.
I appreciate your understanding in this matter and
commit to you that
we will continue our efforts to manage this in the
best interests of
our members. I hope to see you all racing in 2005!
Sincerely,
Gerard Bisceglia, CEO
USA Cycling, Inc.
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