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Jockeys benefit from improved health cover.(Risk Manager of the Year)(Harrah's Entertainment Inc. )(Brief article)
Business Insurance, April, 2007 by Ceniceros, Roberto
Byline: Roberto Ceniceros When the horse racing industry came under fire in 2005 over concerns about the adequacy of insurance coverage for jockeys, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. decided to improve the insurance it provides for jockeys at one of the company's facilities. The issue arose when a jockey paralyzed in a 2004 accident in West Virginia testified before a U.S.
House of Representatives subcommittee about how a guild insurance program failed to pay all his medical bills. The racing industry weathered the storm, but it faced media scrutiny for not providing adequate care for its jockeys, who are private contractors. To head off any problems for Harrah's Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack, Harrah's increased its limits from $100,000 to $1 million per...
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