Insurance for Personal Trainers

Prepare for the unexpected with business insurance. Find cover for personal trainers, fitness professionals and more! 

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What is personal trainers insurance?

Business insurance helps personal trainers and fitness professionals like you protect their growing businesses. Depending on the cover you choose, it could help you manage costs like injuries, property damage, and legal expenses. 

Client injuries, poor advice, stolen equipment—the potential troubles for personal trainers never end. 

Situations like these (and plenty of others) could create unplanned expenses for your business. If the thought of paying them out of pocket raises your heartrate, it may be time to consider business insurance.

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Why might personal trainers need insurance? 

Business insurance isn’t mandatory in NZ for most businesses, but you may be required to have a policy to do things like:

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Hold classes on council land.

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Work as a gym contractor or sub-contractor.

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Pay legal costs if you face a liability claim.

Types of personal trainers we cover

Each and every business is different, and that’s why BizCover offers business insurance options to cater to your individual needs.  

We cover a broad range of personal trainers occupations, including: 

Personal Trainers

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Fitness Instructors

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Yoga Teachers

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Pilates Instructors

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Gym Owners 

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Exercise Physiologist 

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It doesn’t mean we don’t cover it. Start with a quote to find your occupation, compare cover options and buy online in minutes.

Types of cover we offer personal trainers

BizCover has insurance options for personal trainers, fitness professionals and many more.   

Tailor your quote to your business, compare cover, and buy online in minutes. 

 Unsure what types of business insurance to get? We’ve got you! Here’s what other personal trainers tend to choose:    

Public Liability Insurance

Covers legal fees and repair costs if you accidently cause:

  • Damage to someone else’s property
  • Injury to a client or member of the public (not covered by ACC)

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Covers costs of claims from a customer alleging you:

  • Made a miscalculation
  • Lost documentation
  • Failed to meet a deadline
  • Gave incorrect advice

Other Covers

Portable Equipment Insurance

Portable Equipment insurance

Covers costs of repairing or replacing your portable tools, equipment, and stock against: 

  • Theft
  • Fire
  • Accidental or malicious damage 
Contents (Property) Insurance

Contents (Property) insurance

Covers the money, equipment, stock, and glass you keep in your building against: 

  • Storm damage
  • Fire
  • Theft or break-in damage

How much does a personal trainer’s insurance cost?

Your small business is unique. That means you might face different risks than the personal trainer down the street and may pay a different price for your cover.

With BizCover, insurance can be tailored to fit the size, risks, and needs of your business.

Expected average cost

Expected average cost

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

Select different cover amounts for each cover listed below.
This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim.

11 cover levels to choose from

  • $250K
  • $10M

6 cover levels to choose from

  • $1M
  • $20M

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

Statutory professional requirements

Cover required by contracts

Number of employees being covered

Your contract value

Worst case scenario claim size

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

Expected average cost

Expected average cost

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

You can select from 5 different levels of cover.
This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim. Choosing different cover levels may impact the cost of your policy.

11 cover levels to choose from

  • $250K
  • $10M

6 cover levels to choose from

  • $1M
  • $20M

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

Statutory professional requirements

Cover required by contracts

Number of employees being covered

Your contract value

Worst case scenario claim size

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

Our Insurers

We work with a selected group of trusted NZ insurers to offer you great cover.

The savings are real

See how much others have saved while purchasing policy through Bizcover

Martin

Gardener from

Christchurch

Saved

$2,000

on

Public Liability, Statutory Liability

& Employers Liability

Vicki

Management Consultant

from Napier

Saved

$1,500

on

Professional Indemnity &
Public Liability

Ian

Plumber from

Picton

Saved

$600

on

Public Liability&
Statutory Liability

Yvonne

Councellor from

Rotorua

Saved

$100

on

Public Liability &
Professional Indemnity

^ Savings made from January 2023 to July 2024. This information is provided as a guide only and may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual underwriting criteria will apply.

What sets BizCover apart?

We are not just a comparison and buy site.

Make claims online

We’ll manage the process on your behalf with the insurers.

Flexi Payment Options

Pay monthly or annually, cancel at any time.

One Stop Shop

Manage multiple cover types in one place.

Easy Renewals

Optional automatic renewal to stay protected.

Frequently asked questions

Confused about insuring your personal trainers business? We have answered the most common questions we get here. 

If you still have questions, you can reach one of our friendly business insurance experts—go here for our Contact Us details. 

These are some of the ways business insurance could help your personal training business stay fighting fit: 

  • If you are renting space for your personal training business, you may be required to have Public Liability insurance in place as part of your rental agreement.  
  • When you are providing professional fitness advice to your clients, there is an element of responsibility if that advice were to cause a client to suffer an injury (when not covered by the ACC). Professional Indemnity insurance could help if the client alleges professional negligence and/or seeks compensation. 
  • Public Liability insurance may be a requirement to work as a contractor within gyms or other fitness facilities. It may also be required to hold sessions in public spaces and on council land.  
  • If you offer mobile personal training services, you may want to consider protecting your expensive equipment and sporting aids with Portable Equipment cover. 

Don’t sweat the small stuff when it comes to making sure you have the right business insurance in place. Let the energetic team at BizCover do the crunches to find competitive quotes and get you covered in no time.

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It is very straight forward and easy to understand and you can choose whatever you need for your business.

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The customer service agent was excellent. He explained to me clearly all the questions I had. Can’t be beat on price for the policy I needed and I was contacted within half an hour of my enquiry. Policy was confirmed on the phone. Excellent.