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Religious Freedom ProtectionSM
Coverage for MinistriesYour ministry's beliefs are securely rooted in biblical truth. This important coverage provides necessary support for when they are challenged.
Protect belief-based decisions
What is Religious Freedom Protection Coverage?
Religious Freedom Protection Coverage pays damages and legal fees for claims related to discriminatory acts and belief-based communications, decisions, and activities. It provides protection for board members, leadership, employees, and volunteers in connection with your ministry’s operations.
When added to a Brotherhood Mutual MinistryFirst® policy, it provides coverage for:
Legal costs and attorney fees incurred defending against attacks on the ministry’s belief-based decisions and practices.
Legal judgments you are obligated to pay as a result of the ministry’s religious communications, religious activities, or discriminatory acts based on your sincerely held beliefs.
Defense of claims brought by a government agency and defense costs associated with defending your ministry’s tax-exempt status.
Legal costs required by your ministry to file a declaratory judgment action to protect your rights.
Additional protections include:
Legal costs in response to targeted actions by administrative agencies.
Reimbursement for legal actions that a ministry may initiate to protect its right to pursue a belief-based decision or practice.
With more than a century of experience, Brotherhood Mutual understands the risks today’s ministries face. Guided by principles of Christian stewardship and our founding verse of Galatians 6:2, we are committed to protecting Christian churches, schools, colleges, and camps as they fulfill their purpose.
Religious Freedom Protection Coverage Q&A
- Can you give me a few examples of an “emotional injury” claim?
- Are our volunteers and lay counselors protected under this coverage?
- We are a college. Is Religious Freedom Protection Coverage available to us?
- How concerned should our ministry be about governmental actions and challenges to our belief-based decisions?
- Is the coverage an occurrence policy or claims-made policy?
These coverage descriptions are intended to help ministry leaders better understand Brotherhood Mutual’s MinistryFirst® insurance program. It does not provide insurance coverage of any kind, nor does it modify the terms of any Brotherhood Mutual policy. For complete insurance coverage details, please refer to actual policy documents. Coverage for actual claims will be based on applicable policy documents applied to the individual facts of an actual claim event. Some coverages may not be available in all states.