With The Counselor, Markel’s camp insurance program, you'll find expert insurance counselors who can help you with claims, coverage, and everything in between.

The Counselor covers these types of camps:

• Resident camps
• Day camps
• Religious camps
• Sports camps
• Equestrian camps
• Short-term camps
• Special-needs camps
• Conference centers

The Further Adventures of The Counselor!

The Counselor is back! He's as safety conscious and vigilant as ever, and he's just as cute. Take a minute to view his latest camper-saving adventures by clicking on the orange button to your left. He's guaranteed to make you smile!

Watch The Counselor at work!

The Safety 1st Education Program provides exceptional risk-management tools, including background checks for staff and volunteers at a deeply discounted rate, safe driving courses at a discounted rate, timely and useful publications, and practical loss-control solutions.

But that’s just the beginning of the specialized services The Counselor provides. When you choose The Counselor to protect your camp, you also get:

• Broadened coverage: The Counselor protects every facet of your camp. It offers hard-to-find liability coverage, such as sexual abuse and professional liability, as well as property coverage to protect your unique camp property, like ropes courses, docks, platforms, and pavilions.
• Compassionate, caring claims handling: When you're in a tough spot, our claims associates will help you through it. Our claims team has extensive experience successfully resolving claims involving children.
• Exceptional risk-management tools: The Counselor policyholders reap many benefits, including a dedicated crisis response team, background checks for their staff and volunteers at a deeply discounted rate, timely and useful publications, and practical loss-control solutions.
• Unmatched experience: Markel is the largest insurer of camps in the U.S., and a pioneer in camp insurance.
• Financial stability: Rated "A" (excellent) XIII by independent insurance analyst A.M. Best, for financial strength. That means there will always be money in the bank to pay your covered claims.
• Licensed throughout the U.S.