Retired Officer Self-Defense Insurance
Now Available
Off-duty officer coverage also available
By Glen Hoyer expensive, or had law enforcement ex- For more information, or to obtain
Director, clusions. applications, please visit The NRA En-
nrA lAw enforcement Division dorsed Insurance Program online at
Problem Solved www.nraendorsedinsurance.com or
When President Bush signed the call 877-672-3006.
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act With hundreds of thousands of
into law in 2004, it was welcomed by retired public law enforcement officers As a retired
retired and active duty officers alike. around the country and over 800,000 officer myself, I
Retired officers could now carry na- active-duty public law enforcement have bought one of
tionwide and protect themselves from officers, it was obvious there was a these policies.
the criminal element they previously need to provide a special self-defense
put in jail. Additionally, active-duty insurance policy for them. With the
officers no longer had confusion over training and experience these law
whether or not they could carry on or enforcement officers have, shouldn’t
off-duty out of their jurisdiction, or they be given good coverage at a re- NRA Law Enforcement
even out of state. duced price?
It didn’t take long for retired of- The NRA Endorsed Insurance has a new
ficers to realize they had no liability
protection, and, although the likeli-
Program has answered the call with
a special program for public law en-
e-mail address
hood of a deadly force encounter is re- forcement officers who are NRA mem-
duced when retired, it’s still present. bers. The Retired Law Enforcement
The NRA’s Law Enforcement
Would a deadly force encounter, when Officer Self-Defense Insurance policy Division has a new, shorter,
retired, or off-duty and out of your ju- not only covers retired officers, it also and easier to remember
risdiction, be covered by your home covers active-duty officers when they e-mail address.
owners insurance? Would you have are in an off-duty capacity, and the
any insurance protection? premiums couldn’t be better: You can now reach us at
What about active-duty officers
who are out of their jurisdiction on va- $25,000 limit is $50 annually
cation and are forced to defend them-
LE@nrahq.org
selves? Will their agencies liability $50,000 limit is $75 annually
coverage extend to them? Our old address will still work
$100,000 limit is $135 annually
Until recently, if you could find and forward e-mail to us.
coverage it was generally prohibitively $250,000 limit is $205 annually
Spring/Summer 2010 • www.nrahq.org/law • (703) 267-1640 • LE@nrahq.org