Managing Competitive and Noncompetitive, Powered and Unpowered Rider Sport in Australia
Rider Sport Australia (RSA) and its subsidiary companies are member based service organisations, which have been established to serve riders and organisers of competitive and noncompetitive rider sport events, which include powered and unpowered vehicles that are ridden, eg. ATV, bicycle, motorcycle, PWC, scooter, trike, etc. RSA has been built by professionals that think outside the box and what has been built is a unique organisation which global insurers are happy to work with.
The structure of RSA is not like any sporting body before it. The group is made up of a national governing body plus state/ territory and local bodies, which are not for profit subsidiaries of the national body. Local RSA clubs do NOT affiliate through a state body but rather affiliate directly with the national body. RSA does NOT permit any organisation that does NOT recognise it as the parent body to affiliate with it. However such an organisation can change its constitution to comply with the requirements of being an RSA subsidiary, or register a new RSA subsidiary and transfer assets from the previous organisation and wind it up. All RSA subsidiaries are automatically covered with all of the group's insurance policies.
So what sets us apart from other organisations that have come and gone before us?
- We have a global focus! Some countries where we operate have a smaller population compared to others. This means the higher populated countries where we operate can produce significantly more income for our insurer, therefore 'propping up' the lower income earning countries;
- All forms of rider sport are inherently dangerous, particularly motorcycling! We include many activities under the 'rider sport' banners to diversify the income produced for our insurer, therefore 'propping up' the activities which may produce more claims than others;
- Our insurer also provides cover for our sister company Driver Sport Australia and its subsidiaries, which are also member based service organisations, which have been established to serve drivers and organisers of competitive and noncompetitive driver sport events, which include powered and unpowered vehicles that are driven, and
- We have another sister company, which is a distributing co-operative where members own shares. This co-operative has numerous functions:
- To fund medical expenses which may be incurred by a member as a result of an incident at a sanctioned event. This is to help reduce any potential claims made to our insurer, which in turn ensures the longevity of our insurance cover;
- To develop driver sport and rider sport so the young and old alike can get involved, get active, learn and perfect their skills and to fund the up and coming to help them become champions; and
- To purchase land which ensures driver sport and rider sport always has a home near you!!!
We are Rider Sport Australia, we are young, we are innovative and we are the future of rider sport in Australia!!
