Looking for business & home property insurance for home-based training studio
Hello Mundah,
Here is a link for CPT Insurance:
https://www.ideafit.com/fitness-insurance
As far as your home owners ins. company…S.F., I would follow their advice.
Sincerely,
Michael
Hello Mundah Massaquoi,
That is too bad. Are there other companies in your area where you could visit for a consultation? I would check them all out. You may also want to check out:
https://www.ideafit.com/answers/in-home-fitness-business-and-homeowners-i…
Good luck to you.
Take care.
Operating as an LLC is much safer than as a sole proprietor because your personal finances and business finances are separated legally. You can then operate with business insurance, and personal trainer insurance, but you still need to have waivers drafted by legal experts. Then you MAY be able to find one agency willing to try to give you home insurance with an in-home business.
Really, no one is willing to do it because it’s simply too risky. Think of home many things can happen to a home and how many ways it can come about. Then think of how many things can go wrong with a business. So to try to insure all of those things with essentially one policy, it would be the most expensive policy you’ve ever seen, and probably the most extensive set of documents you’ll ever deal with.
Overall, you’re better off training at other locations (such as public parks) and designating part of your home as an office area. It will allow for all the tax benefits without nearly as much liability, but PT insurance is still necessary.
When setting up my business, I found a mentor at the small business center of a local community college. Her help was invaluable in determining my business structure, which helped me to decide the best liability insurance for my business purposes. Depending on the laws and policies where you live– state and local laws, town codes and restrictions, etc.–it’s almost an essential to have a mentor to walk through all the aspects of your business formation. I would not have made it this far without a mentor to understand the interrelations of all the decisions I was making, including that about liability insurance. It’s well worth the time and effort.