GAA introduces ‘claims loading’ for injury fund

The GAA has introduced “claims loading” for its injury fund as a result of reviewing the insurance claims made by units of the association, such as clubs and counties, over the past three seasons.

While subscription rates for U21 teams have dropped from €450 to €200 per team and the old injury fund reward rebate will be replaced with a claims discount for eligible units, there will be keen interest on the three claims loading bands that are proposed, given that it is based on the GAA’s examination of subscriptions paid and the nature of the claims made on the fund.

It is understood that units in Band 1 will have a 10% load applied to total team subscriptions due and this will be displayed on the invoice when registration is completed.