Why do life coaches need insurance?
What insurance is available for life coaching?
Professional treatment liability insurance and public liability insurance can be helpful for life coaches. So, we have combined them into one product – professional, treatment and public liability insurance. Though we talk about them separately below, professional, treatment and public liability insurance is a combined cover with one combined limit. You can get public liability cover as a life coach by purchasing this combined cover. Find out more by contacting us.
Life coaching professionals might also benefit from a combination of other insurance products including employers’ liability, office insurance and cyber and data cover.
If you’re not sure what you need, tell us a little more about your life coaching business. We’ll help you to build your quote and explore any other insurance needs.
Build my coverInsurance for life coaches: FAQs
What insurance do I need if I’m working from home?
If you’re working from home, you may still require cover for your home-based business, especially if your home insurance policy doesn’t cover your valuable work equipment.
Whether you work from home or an office, your role will also consistently require you to give advice, so combined professional, treatment and public liability cover may always be relevant. Accidents are possible anywhere, too, so public liability insurance could provide a safety net in the event of trips, slips, falls or damage to property for when clients visit you.
When would a life coach need employers’ liability insurance?
Employers’ liability insurance might be a legal requirement (external link) for your business from the moment you take on your first recruit. For most businesses with employees in the UK this is essential, although whether you need employers’ liability cover differs depending on the business and the circumstances.
This product helps to safeguard your company if a member of staff claims they have fallen ill or become injured as a result of their work for you. Small ventures that would be unable to manage financially without cover in the event of a claim could find this insurance especially beneficial.
Do Hiscox need to know how many clients I coach and how often?
No, it’s not necessary to provide any details of your client base before you get cover – we understand that all small businesses have to start from somewhere.
Should your potential liabilities change, however, it might be a good idea to add to your policy accordingly. For instance, you might need to take on staff as client numbers grow and require employers’ liability cover. Also, if your turnover increases it may be a prompt to check your levels of cover as they may need increasing to align with the expansion of your business.
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