Please note that all BC Hockey Minor Hockey Associations and Junior Teams will continue to receive Directors and Officers Liability Insurance (D&O) coverage as part of your Hockey Canada insurance package.  Please note that there is no need for any additional D&O coverage at the local level and no application process is required.

The following details are provided as an outline of the coverage provided by the Hockey Canada Insurance program with respect to D&O coverage.

Background:

• D&O liability insurance provides coverage for all past, present and future directors, officers, staff, employees, and volunteers of Minor Hockey Associations, Junior Teams and Leagues for their exposure to claims arising from alleged wrongful acts committed while providing insured (hockey related) services to their respective organizations.

• All Directors and Officers of an insured organization have an obligation to manage the affairs of the association with honesty, loyalty, care, skill, in good faith and with due diligence. 

• The Directors and Officers are those individuals who are responsible for the most critical decisions of the organization, and are therefore the most likely to be held liable for any wrongdoing or harm that may occur during the course of that organization’s activities.

• The D&O policy is concerned with alleged wrongful acts on the part of Directors and Officers in the performance of their duties, including board decisions. It also protects employees, staff and other organization representatives who may commit wrongful acts during the course of their duties.

Note: In the event that an insured should receive a complaint/demand letter or be served with an action (statement of claim) which contains allegations of a wrongful act against him or her, the Branch office must be advised immediately so that proper steps can be taken to investigate and defend the case.

As an insured, you may be held liable for such things as:

• Employee discrimination

• Wrongful dismissal

• Wrongful Enforcement of Association or government regulations

• Providing erroneous advice to members

• Misstatements or misleading acts

• Other wrongful acts committed during the course of your work

Claims may be made by:

• Volunteers

• Employees

• Government bodies

• Suppliers

• Customers

• General Public

• Parents of Players and/or Players

Limits of insurance:

• Limit is $20,000,000 per claim, $20,000,000 annual aggregate per Branch. An additional $10,000,000 limit is also available if need be and applies in excess of the $20,000,000 per Branch limit. This additional $10,000,000 excess limit is made available to all members of Hockey Canada.

• There is a policy limit specifically for the Branch and a policy limit specifically for the organizations within the Branch.

Coverage includes*:

• Wrongful acts of a director, officer, employee, OR volunteer while acting within the scope of his or her duties

• Wrongful dismissal (but note that severance pay/pay in lieu of notice is not covered under the Policy)