Are Bounce Houses Too Difficult a Risk?

In the last two months alone the media has reported at least 10 bounce house or inflatable amusement rides nationwide that were toppled by wind or collapsed under weight of too many kids. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission continues to estimate the number of injuries annually at over 6,000. As insurance professionals, we’ve become accustomed to viewing so-called “difficult risks,” those that some carriers shy away from.