Beauty therapist insurance
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Customisable cover for beauticians
Only pay for the cover you need, when you need it. Whether you're looking for standalone public liability insurance, or additional protection for employees, personal accidents or your equipment, build a personalised policy that you can adapt, as and when things change.
10% of beauty therapists paid £5 a month or less for their Superscript business insurance between January and March 2023.
- Choose £1m, £2m, or £5m public liability cover
- Optional employers' liability, personal accident and equipment cover
- Pay monthly or yearly, it's your choice**
- Adjust your policy any time, with no fees**
What insurance do beauty therapists need?
Public liability insurance
The most popular cover for many businesses, public liability insurance offers financial compensation in the event that a client, or any other non-employee, takes legal action against you for injury or property damage caused by your work.
Contents and equipment cover
Salon furniture isn't cheap, and electrical equipment that's being moved around and used day in, day out is likely to get damaged or broken at some point. A no-brainer for any business with specialised equipment, contents and equipment insurance covers the cost to repair or replace accidentally damaged contents and equipment.
Employers' liability insurance
Employers' liability cover is a legal requirement for most businesses in the UK that employ any staff - regardless of whether your team is made up of temporary or part-time staff.
Personal accident cover
If you have employees, this can pay compensation if they suffer an accident resulting in loss of sight, hearing, speech or a limb, death or leaving them disabled and permanently unable to work.
Cyber insurance
You may be surprised to see this one on the list, but cyber insurance is relevant to any business that stores personally identifiable information.
As a beauty business, you'll likely store information about your clients in your database, such as names, email address and even birth dates. This could make you the target of data theft, or result in someone accidentally breaching GDPR legislation by sending out a company email to people who haven't officially opted in to receive them.
Once you've completed a quote, you'll be able to view a summary of cover. Please always refer to your policy documents for full details around exclusions, terms and limits of your customised cover. Read our guide to understanding your policy documents.
Beauty therapist insurance FAQs
How much does beauty therapist insurance cost?
The cost of your insurance premium will depend on a number of factors, including:
- Which treatments you offer
- Your annual turnover
- Whether you employ anyone and, if so, how many employees you have
- The combination of covers you choose to include
- The limits you select
Do self-employed beauticians have to get insurance?
While most insurance is optional rather than mandatory, most self-employed professionals opt for public liability at the very least, as an accidental injury to a client could result in devastating costs.
Do beauty therapists have to get insurance?
Most insurance is optional rather than mandatory. An exception to this is employers' liability cover, which is a legal requirement for anyone with employees. Despite this, the majority of businesses that have lots of contact with clients consider public liability an essential, as many would be unable to afford an uninsured claim.
I own a beauty salon, can you cover this?
Yes – if you need insurance for your beauty salon, check out our beauty salon insurance page, which gives more details about our comprehensive and tailored offering.
Can you cover mobile beauty therapists?
Yes, our public liability insurance can cover mobile beauty therapists. However, we are unfortunately unable to cover any mobile tattoo artists.
Does your public liability cover treatments?
No, beauty treatments are not covered by public liability insurance. For liability cover when offering treatments, you will need to include treatment cover.
Public liability insurance can cover your legal and compensation costs in the event that any member of the general public (including customers, but not your employees), takes legal action against you for injury or property damage caused by anything other than the treatment itself, such as a slip or a trip in your salon.
Will my equipment be covered if it's stored in my car, while traveling to and from appointments?
Yes, if you have contents and equipment cover, your equipment will be covered while in transit.
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A-rated financial strength
Our insurance products are underwritten by Standard & Poor’s A-rated financial strength or higher. This means the underwriter has been independently assessed by the world’s leading credit rating provider and found to have a strong capacity to meet financial commitments (pay claims).
Protected by the FSCS
If you are a business with an annual turnover under £1m, charity with an annual income under £1m, or trust with net assets under £1m, then you will be entitled to compensation from the FSCS in the unlikely event we cannot meet our obligations. Full details and further information on the scheme are available at www.fscs.org.uk.