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Affordable Fitness Instructor Liability Insurance

Whether you’re a private personal trainer or an online yoga instructor, insurance for fitness professionals can help you cover the costs of client injuries, accidental property damage, legal fees, and more.

What Is Fitness Instructor Insurance?​

Fitness instructor insurance is a protection plan that covers the work fitness, health, and wellness professionals perform. 

For example, If someone is hurt while training with you or equipment is damaged during a class, insurance may cover the cost of claims brought against you. Having insurance can help you keep your fitness business running smoothly and save you thousands in out-of-pocket expenses.

Insurance Canopy’s liability insurance provides a wealth of benefits:

  • General & professional liability insurance
  • Optional coverage add-ons
  • Protection for your gear
  • Coverage for 100+ teaching styles
  • Flexible payment options
  • Multiple location coverage
  • Cheap fitness insurance
  • Unlimited additional insureds
  • Instant Certificate of Insurance
  • 24/7 online access to your policy
  • Nationwide coverage*
  • Exclusive resources to help you run your fitness business — at no extra cost!

How Much Does Fitness Instructor Liability Insurance Cost?​

Our monthly fitness insurance starts at $15/month, or you can get an annual plan for $159/year, helping you save an additional 13% per year. 

You can also customize your fitness instructor insurance policy to include Gear & Equipment Coverage for as low as $1.33/month — making this one of the cheapest fitness instructor insurance policies available.

Get a customized fitness liability insurance quote online in 10 minutes or less and enjoy instant coverage today.

What Insurance Do I Need as a Fitness Instructor?​

As a fitness instructor, you need general and professional liability insurance. These are the two most vital insurance coverages that may help you cover the cost of accidents or damages caused by your professional instruction. 

We recommend these coverages for fitness professionals:

  • General Liability Insurance: Coverage that helps you pay for accidental injuries or damages caused by your business, like a scratched floor or a slip and fall.
  • Professional Liability Insurance: Coverage that helps you pay for injuries or damages caused by your work, like broken equipment or pulled muscles from a fitness class.
  • Additional Insureds: A third party added to your policy, like a business that contracts you, a gym or spa owner, or a building manager.
  • Gear & Equipment Coverage: An optional coverage that helps you pay for repairs and replacements for gear that is stolen or damaged.
  • Cyber Liability Insurance: An optional coverage that helps you pay for damages caused by cyber attacks on your business.
  • Diet & Nutrition Coverage: An optional coverage that helps you cover the dietary and nutritional work you do, such as meal plans or diet recommendations.
  • Occurrence Form Coverage: Allows you to file a claim at any time for injuries or damages occurring during your policy period, like a minor ankle sprain during a session causing a bigger health concern for a client years later.**

With these coverages combined, you can create a customized fitness instructor insurance policy that works for you!

Do Group Fitness Instructors Need Insurance?

Yes, group fitness instructors do need insurance — as do online fitness instructors and freelance fitness instructors. If you train more than one client at a time, teach a fitness class, or lead team workouts, then you need insurance for group fitness instructors. It’s not uncommon to have a student get hurt or break a piece of equipment during a session, so it’s important to be covered for moments like these.

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Coverage Details

General & Professional Liability Limits

The most your policy can pay annually for bodily injury and property damage claims occurring during your coverage as a result of your business operations or professional services. For example, someone slips in your studio or is injured during a workout you were leading.

$3,000,000

The maximum amount your policy will pay annually for claims of bodily injury or property damage due to an incident that occurred with a product during or after your class, such as a faulty piece of equipment injuring a client.

$3,000,000

The amount your policy will pay for claims arising out of one or more of the following offenses:
– False Arrest, detention or imprisonment
– Malicious prosecution
– Wrongful Eviction or Wrongful Entry
– Oral or written publications that slander or libels a person or organization
– Oral or written publication or material that violates a person’s right of privacy
– The use of another’s advertising idea in your advertisement

Included

The maximum the insurance carrier will pay for a bodily injury or property damage claim that you become legally obligated to pay due to your business and professional services.

$2,000,000

Applies to damage by fire to premises rented to the insured and to damage regardless of cause to premises (including contents) occupied by the insured for 7 days or less.

$300,000

A no-fault medical policy that allows you to cover medical or funeral expenses for an individual up to the issued limit without deducting from the general liability aggregate limit. The injury or death must be as a result of a bodily injury caused by business operations.

$5,000

The amount we deduct from a claim before paying up to your policy limits.

$100

Optional Add-Ons

Price

Also known as “inland marine,” it covers property that is movable or transportable in nature (e.g. supplies, equipment, or inventory) but excludes coverage for structures and items that are a permanent part of the structure. There are multiple tiers of coverage to choose from, starting at $1.33/month with a $100 deductible per claim.

$1.33–$5.55/month

The maximum amount paid out in the case of a cyber attack on your business. Because this coverage is not automatically included in the standard General Liability Policy, you will need to opt into this coverage. See the application for additional coverage details for Cyber Liability Insurance.

$8.25/month

Coverage for additional services you offer clients, such as diet guidelines, meal plans, or the sale/recommendation of health supplements. These services are not covered by professional liability and require Diet & Nutrition Coverage.

$6.83/month

Coverage for a third party, such as a business, property owner, event organizer, or employer who could be named in a claim arising from your business operations. It cannot be used for employees, friends or family, other trainers, yourself, or other businesses you may own. Add one additional insured for $15, or choose unlimited additional insureds for $30.

$15–$30/year

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Questions About Insurance for Fitness Instructors

Fitness professional insurance can cover many common claims, including the following:

  • Slip-and-fall accidents
  • Client injuries or death
  • Damaged property
  • Allergic reactions
  • Stolen gear and equipment

If a client is hurt and unable to work, they could hold you responsible for covering the cost of medical bills, lost wages, and even emotional damages. If someone trips over a yoga mat and breaks a mirror in a studio you rent, you would be responsible for repairing the damages.

Even if you have clients sign a waiver, you can still be faced with lawsuits and need to defend yourself against them. A waiver cannot help you pay for legal expenses the way your insurance policy can.

With Insurance Canopy, you can feel confident you have the coverage you need to help you pay for common claims.

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Gear & Equipment Coverage is a unique type of protection for your business’s items such as weights, yoga mats, and exercise equipment. You can use it to insure the stuff you take with you to a fitness class, the equipment you buy to furnish your own gym, or the gear you use to record virtual fitness content.

This coverage is best for fitness professionals who are mobile, run their own studio, or have invested in gear for an online business. It’s also good for instructors who teach at retreats or special events where they need to bring their own gear.

Our Gear & Equipment Coverage offers up to $10,000 in protection. You can choose the best plan and add coverage to your insurance policy for as low as $1.33/month. It’s available to add to a new policy during the application process or to an existing policy from your online dashboard.

The difference between instructor insurance vs gym insurance is whether or not you own the property where you work.

  • Gym insurance (property insurance) is coverage designed to insure buildings you own and use for your fitness business.
  • Instructor insurance (liability insurance) is designed to insure the work you do as a professional and help you pay for claims caused by your business.

Liability insurance mainly focuses on the general and professional liability parts of the policy. This means most of the coverages apply to claims related to injuries or damages your fitness services cause to other people and their property.

This policy does not offer the same protection as a property insurance coverage, and it may only cover you for some claims that occur in properties you rent (not own) under the Damage to Premises Rented to You coverage.

Buy Instructor Insurance Today

Yes, you can get fitness liability insurance on a monthly basis for as low as $15 with Insurance Canopy! Simply begin your application to get a quick quote. From there, select the “pay monthly” option to secure your fitness instructor insurance today.

At Insurance Canopy, we understand that your business — and budget — sometimes requires flexibility. That’s why we make it easy for you to get monthly fitness liability insurance that balances high coverage with affordable pricing.

Get Monthly Fitness Instructor Insurance

Yes, Insurance Canopy’s fitness policy covers barre instructors! Get comprehensive barre instructor insurance starting at only $159/year to protect yourself from claims like in-studio slips, injuries befalling overeager students, and even advertising mistakes.

Our customized fitness insurance for barre lets you add on extras, such as cyber liability and tools and equipment coverage, for a policy that’s as balanced as your instruction.

Need insurance for a shorter teaching season? We offer fitness instructor insurance by the month, so you can get covered and get back to the barre on your terms.

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You can’t afford gaps in your coverage that could put you out of business.

*Not currently available in Missouri.

**All customers who purchased a policy before 7/1/2024 will have a policy issued through Great American Insurance. This policy does not include occurrence form coverage and will be eligible to receive it after 7/1/2025.

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