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RX Fire Insurance for Associations from Forest Specialty
Prescribed fire and other hazard reduction burning activities are powerful, cost-effective tools to help promote the health and well-being of an environment. Many ecosystems across the U.S. are fire-adapted, meaning that they thrive best when exposed to fire – some species like the lodgepole pine need exposure to fire to activate their seeds and propagate the species. Prairies and grasslands have historically been managed with controlled burns, and now face a loss of area due to the encroachment of non-prairie or non-grassland species. Prescribed fire can help mitigate this encroachment while simultaneously enriching the grassland or prairie and encouraging new, healthier growth.
​Interest in habitat restoration and ecosystem health has never been higher, which is why Forest Specialty is proud to offer RX fire insurance and controlled burn insurance to associations dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of habitat like South Central Texas Prescribed Burn Association and Edwards Prescribed Burning Associates. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, we’re familiar with the challenges faced by prescribed burn associations and design our burn-off insurance to help meet and mitigate them. Investing in comprehensive, quality backfire insurance for your association ensures that you can focus on providing guidance on your members’ fire plans and ensuring that everyone involved in the burn is properly educated and trained.
Controlled Burn Insurance for Associations
The prescribed burn associations Forest Specialty underwrites all have similar guiding principles in mind – responsible stewardship of the land, peer-to-peer connection and education, and an interest in utilizing historically tried methods of habitat restoration such as prescribed fire. Forest Specialty knows it can be difficult for individuals to gain the knowledge, let alone the experience, necessary to safely conduct a controlled burn, and that’s why we’re proud to extend burn-off insurance to prescribed burn associations. We offer RX fire insurance as a general liability insurance that protects the policyholder from third party bodily injury and property damage claims that are the direct result of an escape or smoke-related incidents. In addition, the backfire insurance and prescribed burn insurance we offer will connect you with skilled claims professionals and attorneys to manage your defense as well as cover defense costs incurred.
PRESCRIBED BURN LIABILITY INSURANCE
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We have the expertise to identify, evaluate and underwrite prescribed fire exposures.
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Prescribed Burn Insurance for Associations
Our breadth of experience over the past 15 years has allowed us to become familiar with not only the general hazards and risks associated with prescribed fire, but also the specific situation regarding its use in the various states we serve. Forest Specialty operates with a “client comes first” attitude that ensures you’ll receive dedicated and expert support each and every time you connect with an agent. The prescribed burn associations we work with like Edwards Prescribed Burning Associates and South Central Texas Prescribed Burn Association are dedicated to providing individuals with the education and training necessary to safely conduct a controlled burn to rejuvenate their land and improve wildlife and overall ecosystem health. Investing in prescribed burn insurance ensures that your association will be able to foster and sustain this repository of critical knowledge for years to come.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Completed Application
• Résumés & Training Certificates
• Sample Fire Plan
• Company Literature
• Currently Valued Loss Runs
RISK SELECTION CRITERIA
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3-5 years of Forestry/Land Management experience, or
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3-5 years of Prescribed Fire experience with state or federal certification
Burn-Off Insurance for Associations
If you’re interested in exploring the controlled burn insurance options we have available, including how a policy may be adjusted to extend coverage to other operations you may undertake like mechanical brush clearing, please reach out to our agents via our online contact form or by calling us at (877) 295-8086. Or, if you’re ready to receive a free quote, fill out our non-binding application and we’ll return a quote within approximately three to five days. Prescribed fire has a well-documented role in the history of land management, and habitat management that has reincorporated prescribed burns has enjoyed rejuvenated health and increased variety in species as fire-adapted and fire-dependent species return to the region. Prescribed fire associations dedicated to the sharing of safe fire application are critical to the future success of land restoration efforts; Forest Specialty offers controlled burn insurance designed to meet the specific needs of these associations. If you have any questions, please get in touch with an agent. We look forward to assisting you!