About ARG

In 1999 SPA was formed by a group of equine enthusiasts who saw a need among horse owners for education about the legal issues that surrounded their mutual interest in horses.  One of the greatest needs they addressed within that organization, SPA, was to provide liability insurance specifically for equine enthusiasts to cover activities that may be limited or excluded from your home or farm insurance policy.  SPA wanted to increase knowledge about horse related activities and to offer access to equine related insurance products to its members.

The foundation behind SPA was and has always remained very solid.  However, it was becoming very difficult for SPA to continue to grow and offer its members and clubs the kind of access to affordable benefits and information they needed.  Since SPA had such a strong membership basis and since the theory of the association was so valuable, it would be tragic to allow the SPA’s foundation to crumble away.  In late 2006, an association named, Association Resource Group or ARG offered to absorb SPA into its network. 

 

ARG agreed to offer the same access to equine insurance products for all of SPA members and clubs.  ARG agreed that there would be no loss of any benefit previously offered to SPA members.  The changes would all be for the positive.  As a result, new benefits would be offered and added to all current and new memberships for the same yearly membership fees that SPA had previously offered.  Better communication, easier access to information and your club promotional opportunities are now a priority for ARG.

 

Who is ARG and how does this change affect your members?

 

ARG is an association that offers memberships to equine enthusiasts, horse councils, and clubs.

   

The theory behind ARG is multi-fold:  

1.)    Clubs…..Clubs are always struggling with liability concerns.  We live in a very insurance conscientious society today and some type of insurance coverage is not only recommended but in some cases a must have.  ARG offers its members access to several very valuable insurance coverages that your club members may need or be interested in.

2.)    Membership Drives….Clubs, councils &/or associations are always looking for new and creative avenues to help increase membership numbers.  Benefit programs have become very popular over the last several years as enticements to help potential new members choose between clubs.  ARG encourages and will help promote your club to potential members via direct links to your site, discounted website advertising, as well as the ability to list your club's activities on our website's calendar page with a direct hyperlink to your club's site.

3.)    Member Benefits…..Benefits are an important part of the equation for increasing membership into a club, council &/or association.  ARG has spent countless hours researching, gathering information and putting together a benefit package for its members.  When your club, council or association joins ARG, the benefit package will be accessible to your members.

 

Click here for a complete list of member benefits or visit our Member Benefits page.

 

ARG recognized the valuable resource that SPA was offering its members and felt it would be a perfect fit to ARG’s format.  In January 2007, ARG took SPA under its wing with the determination to continue to offer and improve upon the foundation that SPA originally built. 

 

Rates and Fees are as follows:

 

Option 1:

 

Basic:

$100.00 Annual Affiliate Organization Fee:

 Provides the organization with access to Equisure’s insurance products:

        -Club Liability

        -Competition Liability

        -Director and Officers Liability

 

*Provides members with access to optional insurance products:

• Competition Liability
• Equine Mortality and Major Medical
• Professional Trainers and Riding Instructors Liability
• Farmowners

 

Option 2:

 

Affiliate Organization with Member Automatic Insurance Membership:

$100.00 Annual Affiliate Organization Fee

*$19.00 per individual membership and *$38.00 family membership for Personal Equine Liability Insurance.

Provides the organization with access to Equisure’s insurance products:

• Club Liability
• Competition Liability
• Director and Officers Liability

• Provides individual members with:  $1,000,000 personal Excess equine Liability Insurance

*Provides members with access to optional insurance products:

• Competition Liability
• Equine Mortality and Major Medical
• Professional Trainers and Riding Instructors Liability
• Farmowners

What you need to do:

 

Option 1: 

 

Your club pays Association Resource Group $100.00 for an ARG annual membership. 

This provides your club/organization the following:

• Access to Club Liability, Competition Liability, Director and Officers Liability
• Access to ARG Member Benefits package 

Option 2:

 

Your club/organization pays a $100.00 affiliation fee to Association Resource Group. 

• Each month your club/organization sends a report electronically to Equisure, Inc. listing the name and city of your members who have joined or renewed their membership in that month.  
• Your club/organization pays a fee of $19 per individual or $38 per family (if family memberships are offered) to Equisure, Inc. 
• 100% participation of your club is REQUIRED. 
• A supply of Evidence of Insurance forms for the Excess Personal Equine Liability Insurance will be provided for your organization to send to its membership information.