[at-l] The (insurance) weasles strike again

[janl2@mindspring.com (Jan Leitschuh)]

Wow! 
They equate scuba diving, spelunking or riding with someone in a private
plane with bungee-jumping, sky diving and horse racing!
Pretty broad range...

KarenS62@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > pmags@yahoo.com wrote:
> > > I would like to know what is exactly an extreme
> > > sport.
> 
> According to the definition I found on a trip insurance plan, the definition of extreme sports not covered is:
>  "Injury sustained while taking part in the following activities: Amateur or professional sports or athletics, except this does not include Amateur sports or athletics which are non-contact and undertaken solely for leisure, recreational, entertainment or fitness purposes unless such sports or athletics are otherwise excluded by this provision. The following are excluded: mountaineering where ropes or guides are normally used; and aviation (except when traveling solely as a passenger in a commercial aircraft); and hang gliding, sky diving, parachuting or bungee jumping; and snow skiing or snowboarding, except for recreational downhill and/or cross-country snow skiing or snowboarding (no cover provided whilst skiing away from prepared and marked in-bound territories and/or against the advice of the local ski school or local authoritative body); and racing by any animal or motorized vehicle; and spelunking; and subaqua pursuits involving underwater breathing apparatus; and jet!
>   skiing; and any other sport or ath
> letic activity which is undertaken for thrill seeking and exposes you to abnormal or extreme risk of Injury."
> 
> Every site I saw had a slightly different definition as it is defined specifically by each insurance provider. This pretty much leaves it open for them to decide that any activiy is an extremem sport.
> 
> POG
> 
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