Carriers Shy from Writing Comp for Shooting-Sports Operators

By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterGun sales are reportedly up 25% since the Sandy Hook school shooting and the number of new shooting ranges opening has also increased in the past year, but the numbers of standard market carriers willing to write workers’ compensation for shooting sports establishments remain abysmally low.According to Chuck Holdren, president and chief executive officer of Holdren Group, more than 90% of shooting sports operations are insured for workers’ compensation by state funds or assigned risk pools.“Everybody is so scared of the work comp aspect of peop...