Gym Insurance for Gym Owners and Fitness Instructors
As a gym owner or fitness instructor, your focus is on the health and of your clients. While you take the greatest care to ensure your clients are working out correctly and safely, accidents still happen.
Unfortunately, accidents involving gyms and fitness are common. You could be liable for such an accident occurring on your watch, which means you could be on the receiving end of a financially devastating lawsuit. It’s crucial that you mitigate your risk by ensuring you have gym insurance.
Sobering Statistics About Gyms and Fitness
An analysis of data from the US National Electronic Injury Surveillance System showed that about a third of men and women injured while running were using a treadmill at the time.
The ten most common fitness injuries are:
- Shin splints
- Knee injuries
- Iliotibial ems (concerning the tendon along the outer thigh)
- Sprains
- Back strain
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Twisted ankles
- Elbow injuries
- Pectoral injuries
- Groin strains
These are only a few of many statistics about injuries resulting from gym or fitness activities, which show the importance of having fitness center insurance.
Protecting Yourself
In addition to having fitness instructor insurance or gym insurance, you can minimize your risk in several other ways:
- Always ensure your gym equipment is well-maintained and in excellent working order
- Thoroughly assess your clients to ensure they’re able to carry out the chosen activities
- Never let your clients work out if they appear to be unwell, fatigued, or intoxicated
- Always ensure your clients are hydrated
- Carry out full equipment inductions so that clients can operate equipment correctly
- Don’t let clients take part in activities beyond their experience level
- Keep your certifications and first-aid qualifications up-to-date
- Ensure there are always enough eyes on the gym floor to spot if someone is struggling or using equipment incorrectly
XINSURANCE: Gym Insurance
XINSURANCE has been providing liability coverage solutions to high-risk businesses and individuals for over 40 years. We offer a unique, all-in-one approach that assesses your experience level and operations to provide fully customized coverage solutions for your needs.
XINSURANCE is powered by Evolution Insurance Brokers, LC (“EIB”), an excess and surplus lines insurance brokerage and we’re proud to offer:
- Gym insurance
- Fitness insurance
- Fitness center insurance
- Fitness instructor insurance
We provide coverage solutions for gyms and fitness centers, as well as self-employed fitness instructors and personal trainers. Our comprehensive insurance solutions includes coverage for:
- Commercial general liability
- Commercial property
- Premises liability – protects the owner from 3rd party slips and falls
- Commercial auto (not available in all states)
- Personal liability
- Firearms liability
- Special events liability
- Alleged sexual abuse and molestation
- Alleged assault and battery
- Active shooter coverage
- And more
Whether you need coverage for every eventuality or something more specialized, XINSURANCE can make it happen. Even if you have a claims history or have been refused coverage in the past, we may be able to provide the peace of mind you require.
Find Out More About XINSURANCE
If you’re looking for more information about our gym insurance or any of our other coverages, please read more on our website. We have a huge product line, including our fitness instructor insurance and gym insurance.
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Whether you’re a gym owner or fitness instructor, XINSURANCE can help you get the coverage you need.
Authored by Rick J. Lindsey, President, Chairman, and CEO of XINSURANCE
Rick J. Lindsey hails from Salt Lake City, Utah. He began working in the mailroom of his father’s Salt Lake City insurance firm, getting his introduction to the business that became his lifelong career. Rick J. Lindsey quickly rose through the ranks while working in nearly every imaginable insurance industry job. As an entrepreneur, specialty lines underwriter, claims specialist, risk manager, and a licensed surplus lines broker, Rick J. Lindsey is highly skilled in all levels of leadership and execution. As he progressed on his career path, Rick J. Lindsey discovered an urgent need for insurers willing to write policies for high-risk individuals and businesses. He was frequently frustrated that he could not provide the liability protection these entities desperately needed to safeguard their assets. He also formed the belief that insurance companies acted too quickly to settle frivolous claims. Rick J. Lindsey decided to try a different approach. He started an insurance company and became the newly formed entity’s CEO. This opportunity has enabled Rick J. Lindsey to fill a void in the market and provide a valuable service to businesses, individuals, and insurance agents who write high-risk business. XINSURANCE also specializes in helping individuals and businesses who live a lifestyle or participate in activities that make them difficult for traditional carriers to insure. If you’ve been denied, non-renewed, or canceled coverage, don’t give up quite yet. Chances are XINSURANCE can help.