Overland Park, KS – The PGA Carolinas Section has selected Vortex Weather Insurance, a weather-risk insurance agency, as its rain protection for the PGA REACH CHARITY PRO-AM being held April 19, 2021 at the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC.
PGA REACH is the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America. The mission of PGA REACH is to positively impact the lives of youth, military and diverse populations by enabling access to PGA Professionals, PGA Sections and opportunities to learn and play the game.
For more than a decade, Vortex Weather Insurance has been the leader in rain protection for outdoor events (sports, festivals, concerts and more) across the country. Since entering the golf market in 2019, Vortex has seen a rapid acceptance and understanding by golf tournament directors and organizers for the need to purchase rain insurance to protect their fund-raising events.
Vortex Weather Insurance is The Preferred Weather Insurance Provider of the PGA Carolinas Section, along with the following sections: Metropolitan NY, New Jersey, North and South Florida. Vortex is also a supporting partner of the 2021 Carolinas PGA Pro-Assistant Championship and the 2021 Pro-Pro Championship. The 41 PGA Sections represent and support the 25 million amateur golfers and 29,000 PGA members across the country.
“Vortex Weather Insurance is pleased to expand our relationship with the PGA Carolinas Section and to support and offer rain protection for the PGA REACH CHARITY PRO-AM,” said Eric Anderson, Vortex Insurance Producer and Golf Consultant. “The key to parametric rain insurance is that it does not require proof of loss or event cancellation to make a claim and it is extremely affordable. Rain insurance provides peace of mind and protects a tournament’s revenue in case of bad weather.”
“Our partnership with Vortex Weather Insurance has provided a great benefit and asset for our members and the many tournaments they oversee throughout the section,” said Jeff Abbot, Executive Director, Carolinas PGA Section. “The PGA REACH CHARITY PRO-AM is one of our marquis fund-raising events that will provide tremendous financial support to our junior, military and minority golf communitities. Vortex Weather Insurance ensures that our tournament revenue is protected and realized.”
The Ocean Course hosted the 2007 Senior PGA and the 2012 PGA Championships and is the host site for the 2021 PGA Championship, May 20-23, 2021. It also hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup and 2005 PGA Professional Nationsl Championship. Golf Digest named The Ocean Course “#3 Public Golf Course in U.S.”, #20 among “America’s Greatest Courses” and “America’s Toughest Resort Course.”
Don’t let rain be an uninvited guest at your golf outing! Vortex Weather Insurance can help protect any golf tournament from weather risk down to 1/5 (.02) inch of rain. For more information visit www.vortexinsurance.com or to obtain a quote, contact Eric Anderson, 203-550-6150, eanderson@guaranteedweather.com.
ABOUT VORTEX INSURANCE AGENCY:
Vortex Insurance Agency, LLC is a data-driven weather risk insurance agency that offers businesses a variety of affordable parametric weather index insurance products. Since 2008, we’ve provided insurance for outdoor events ranging from motorsports, youth sports, parades, fairs and festivals, outdoor theaters, and professional golf to haunted houses and holiday light events. Insurance is underwritten by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance USA, Inc. (MSU), admitted in all 50 states and has an AM Best rating of A+ (Superior). You can’t predict the weather, but we can protect your event from it. Visit us at vortexinsurance.com.
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