Youth Fitness Instructor Insurance
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What Is Youth Fitness Instructor Insurance?
Liability insurance for youth sports and fitness instructors is designed to act as a financial safety net in case of claims and lawsuits related to your instruction.
Base policies include both general liability and professional liability to help pay for accidental injuries, property damage, and other accidents, like a child’s broken wrist or legal fees. Our kids’ fitness insurance is built to cover situations like these, so you aren’t permanently sidelined by debt or bankruptcy.
What Does Insurance for Youth Fitness Instructors Cover?
Coverage is created for a variety of instructors who work with kids and teens ages 2 and up. This includes (but is not limited to):
- Dance teachers
- Gymnastics instructors
- Youth sports coaches
- Sports skills and conditioning coaches
- Mommy and me group exercise instructors (ages 2+)
- Virtual and other independent instructors
Our fitness policies cover the harm you may unintentionally cause others — bodily injury, property damage, and more. Coverage also goes where you go, so you can focus on maintaining a safe and fun training environment for your kids.*
*Not for sale in Missouri
What Does Children's Fitness Instructor Insurance Not Cover?
Youth fitness insurance is designed for individuals and does not cover facilities or organizations, like leagues and camps. It doesn’t apply to injuries you experience or harm you cause others due to illegal, intentional, or fraudulent acts. We also do not cover:
- Any program involving children under two years old
- Strength training and weightlifting for children under eight years old
- Swim instructors, regardless of age
How Much Does Youth Fitness Liability Insurance Cost?
Children’s fitness liability insurance costs $15 per month or $159 a year with Insurance Canopy.
Every policy starts with general and professional liability coverage. You can customize your policy to better fit your needs by adding optional coverages, like Cyber Liability Insurance (+$8.25/month) or Sexual Abuse and Molestation (SAM) Coverage (+$10.33/month).
Coverage Details
General & Professional Liability
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
General & Professional Liability Each Occurrence
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
Products Completed Operations Aggregate
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
Personal & Advertising Injury
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
Damage to Premises Rented to You
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
Medical Expense Limit
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
Deductible
The amount we deduct from a claim before paying up to your policy limits.
$ 0
Gear & Equipment Coverage
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 – $10.67/month
Cyber Liability Coverage
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 – $12.50/month
Diet & Nutrition Coverage
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.
$6.25/month
Additional Insureds
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.
$1.25 – $2.50/month
Sexual Abuse & Molestation (SAM) Insurance
Coverage for defense costs if you’re wrongly accused of sexual harassment or improper conduct.
$10.33 – $14.46/month
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Questions About Youth Fitness Instructor Insurance
What Kind of Insurance Do Children’s Fitness Instructors Need?
Instructors need, at a minimum, general and professional liability insurance to cover the most common types of claims. We recommend you carry these coverages:
- General liability insurance: Coverage for bodily injury and property damage caused to others.
- Professional liability insurance: Coverage for negligence, inaccurate advice, and other mistakes. It’s also known as “errors and omissions” insurance.
- Personal and advertising injury: Coverage for non-physical damages like defamation, invasion of privacy, and copyright infringement.
- Medical expenses: Coverage for some medical bills, funeral expenses, loss of income, and similar expenses that arise from accidents related to your business, regardless of actual fault.
Is Strength Training or Weightlifting Covered for Kids?
Strength training and weightlifting instruction are only covered for children ages 8 and up. If you have additional questions about your specific training modality, please contact us!
Do I Need Insurance if I Only Volunteer or Teach Part-Time at a School or Community Center?
Yes. Even part-time or volunteer teachers can be held liable for injuries and other accidents that happen under their supervision. If you teach within an organization, they may have liability insurance that extends to you, but it’s not guaranteed.
Do I Need a Separate Policy if I Teach Both Kids and Adults?
No. One Insurance Canopy policy covers you for multiple modalities and age groups at once, as long as all children are at least two years old, and the activity is an eligible fitness training style under the policy.
Still have questions regarding our policies? Feel free to reach out to our licensed insurance agents. We are available Monday through Friday from 8am–8pm ET.
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