The UFC’s parent company, Zuffa LLC, is announcing the creation of an insurance policy that would cover all UFC fighters for pre-fight injuries whether they occurred in training or not.
UFC Insurance Plan: Good For Talent Acquisition, Too
The UFC’s new accident insurance plan clearly has numerous benefits. It creates a safer training environment. It alleviates some of the drain of fighters’ disposable income that would normally go towards medical costs. And it generally gives the UFC the moral high ground in combat sports as it redefines the role and responsibilities of “promoter”.
According to Leland Roling, it may also help with talent acquisition:
Read Article >UFC Insurance Policy Details Emerge: Notes From Today’s Conference Call
I was on the conference call today the UFC held to further discuss their ground-breaking insurance coverage of fighters under contract. It appears I’m not allowed to ask questions on UFC conference calls, so I wasn’t able to fully explore the issue as much as I would’ve liked. Still, here are the details:
Read Article >UFC To Offer Accident Insurance For Pre-Fight Injury
Fighters who compete in the UFC are independent contractors, not employees, which reportedly makes them ineligible for comprehensive coverage. But fighters who pull out of bouts not only lose purse money, they also face gigantic medical costs. Zuffa is attempting to avoid this hugely problematic scenarios with pre-fight injury coverage that not only accounts for injuries in training, but non-training injuries as well. The policy takes effect June 1.
Here’s essentially how it would work:
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