Comprehensive Holistic & Complementary Therapist Insurance Tailored for Your Business
Get a QuoteAs a professional therapist practicing holistic and complementary treatments, your insight into your clients’ problems goes deeper than just their symptoms. You take an integrated approach to body, mind and spirit, restoring natural balance and an optimal level of health and wellness.
These therapies are increasingly popular, yet there will be times when a customer is unhappy with their treatment. They might suggest your therapy has worsened their condition — even if you don’t believe that you are at fault — and you could find yourself faced with a claim for malpractice.
That’s where our Holistic Gold Complementary Therapy insurance (one of Salon Gold’s family of policies) comes in. While standard business policies offer a great deal of cover, you’ll need a specific holistic insurance package, tailored to your unique requirements.
You can rest assured you will have full malpractice insurance to keep you protected, as well as a range of other important covers. By law, employers’ liability insurance is required if you hire anyone and motor insurance if you drive to clients’ homes.
The best part? Our policies are very affordable, so you can focus your time on helping and healing your customers without worrying about too many potential obstacles.
Insurance provided by a Standard & Poor’s A (Strong) rated insurer.
We’ve been working with businesses like yours for over 40 years.
Tailor-made insurance policies, made for specialists, by specialists.
Our comprehensive Insurance packages are tailored to address the specific needs of fitness professionals in this discipline.
Here’s what’s included in our standard coverage:
As a holistic or complementary therapist, you may have already put good practices into place, ensuring everyone’s safety and offering the best possible experience to clients. However, numerous things can go wrong, and accidents do happen.
Holistic therapists face a number of unique risks. Bodily harm, or mental and psychological damage (or a combination) may occur during a customer’s treatment, which can land your business in hot water. You also never know if theft, property damage, or a weather event, like a flood or storm, will negatively impact you.
As such, our specialist holistic and complementary therapy insurance policy is designed to safeguard you against any unexpected events. Should a third-party suffer an injury, or their property becomes damaged due to your work activities, public liability gives you protection, paying out for any legal fees and other expenses associated with a claim.
Products liability covers you if a product used in treatment causes an adverse reaction. Should a client be unhappy with a treatment or any advice you have given, malpractice cover is also a vital protection.
Use our easy online quote tool to build an insurance policy that suits your business needs. It’s quick, simple, and you’ll be covered instantly!
Even for the most careful and the most experienced therapist, accidents can happen. Without appropriate insurance you will be personally liable for any compensation claims made against you. If a client were to be injured during a therapy session, or claim your advice led to unexpected outcomes, they may make a claim for damages. Compensation claims can be very costly and, even if you have done nothing wrong, it can cost thousands to defend your reputation.
Get a QuoteWe provide cover for a wide range of treatments in the holistic and complementary therapy industry. You will be covered in the event that a treatment you provide causes injury, damage or illness. For example injury caused during a reiki treatment.
You will automatically be covered for all treatments listed under the relevant trade category below providing you hold a suitable qualification for any treatments carried out.
| Descriptions of cover | Automatic | Optional |
|---|---|---|
| Acupressure | Yes | No |
| Acupuncture* | No | Yes |
| Alexander Technique | Yes | No |
| Aromatherapy | Yes | No |
| Auricular Acupuncture* | No | Yes |
| Ayurveda | Yes | No |
| Baby Massage Instructor* | Yes | No |
| Bach and Australian Bush Flower Remedies | Yes | No |
| Colonic Hydrotherapy* | No | Yes |
| Colour Therapy | Yes | No |
| Craniosacral Therapy | Yes | No |
| Crystal Healing /Therapy | Yes | No |
| Cupping* | No | Yes |
| Flower Essence Therapy | Yes | No |
| Healing | Yes | No |
| Herbalism (Western) | Yes | No |
| Homeopathy | Yes | No |
| Hopi Ear Candles | Yes | No |
| Hypnotherapy* | Yes | No |
| Iridology | Yes | No |
| Kinesiology | Yes | No |
| Light Touch Therapy | Yes | No |
| Magnetic Therapy | Yes | No |
| Massage | Yes | No |
| Moxibustion* | No | Yes |
| Nutritional Therapy/Medicine | Yes | No |
| Reflexology | Yes | No |
| Reiki | Yes | No |
| Shiatsu | Yes | No |
| Thai Massage | Yes | No |
| Yoga Teaching/Therapy | Yes | No |
| Descriptions of cover | Automatic | Optional |
|---|---|---|
| Diet and Nutrition Advice | Yes | No |
| Healthy Eating Advice* | Yes | No |
| Nutritional Therapy/Medicine | Yes | No |
| Vitamin Therapy | Yes | No |
| Weight Management Consultant* | Yes | No |
| Whole Food Therapy | Yes | No |
With more than 40 years experience in the holistic and complementary therapy sector, Holistic Gold understands your business and has put together insurance packages which offer all the covers you may need. We understand the specific risks faced by holistic therapists and offer unparalleled expertise.
One-size does not fit all! There are so many different holistic and complementary therapies that a generic policy just will not do. You need to be sure that you are covered correctly and your insurer understands the therapies you undertake. From hands-on treatments to holistic therapies, no two businesses are the same. Whether you work from home, work on a mobile basis, rent a room in a treatment centre or own your own practice, we can tailor coverage to meet your own unique circumstances.
The true test of an insurance policy is when you need to make a claim. At Holistic Gold we pride ourselves on offering an excellent level of service and supporting you every step of the way. Throughout the entire claims journey our expert advisors are on hand to help. We will defend you against false allegations of wrongdoing and settle any valid claims promptly and fairly.
Great quality protection should not cost the earth! Our expertise in the sector and our customer volumes mean that we can negotiate excellent rates with insurers and you only pay for the cover you actually need. Our insurance packages start from just £47.04 per year, providing all the protection you need, from a name you can trust, at a low price.
Our online quote tool allows you to quote and buy your insurance 24-7. That’s instant cover, instant documents and instant insurance protection. Whether you’ve just been invited to participate in an event, need to renew your cover before a treatment or are just launching your holistic business, you can obtain comprehensive protection in minutes.
Finding the right policy type is crucial for ensuring you have appropriate coverage without paying for protection you don’t need. Our interactive policy chooser helps identify the perfect fit for your holistic & complementary therapist business.
Are you a Student?
Do you own or manage a clinic or business premises that allows access to the public (excluding clinics based at home)?
Based on the information provided we would suggest our Complete Salon/Business Package to correctly insure your public liability.
Get a quoteAre you employed by a clinic or business owner?
Their insurance should cover you as an employee so based on the information provided we would only suggest our Freelance/Mobile/Self-Employed policy if you do your own private work.
Get a quoteDo you rent a space in a clinic or work on a freelance or mobile basis in the holistic sector?
Based on the information provided we would suggest our Freelance/Mobile/Self-Employed policy which will cover you to work anywhere in the UK.
Get a quoteDo customers visit you at home for their therapy or treatment?
Based on the information provided we would suggest our Freelance/Mobile/Self-Employed policy and include our “Business at Home” extension.
Get a quoteBased on the information provided we would suggest our Freelance/Mobile/Self-Employed policy which will cover you to work anywhere in the UK.
Get a quoteHolistic & complementary therapies differ from conventional treatments: they consider the whole person’s being, including their mind, body and spirit, rather than concentrating on individual symptoms.
Therapists may use a range of treatments to improve the health and wellbeing of a client. This might be through relaxation, visual imagery and other bodywork methods like yoga, therapeutic touch and Reiki. It can be hugely beneficial for issues such as addiction, depression, and anxiety.
As a holistic therapist you’ll face multiple risks at work, so insurance is essential in order to protect your business from reputational and financial damage. While you might think your activities are safe, accidents happen, which is why a policy will be a blessing in the future should anything go wrong.
For example, if you offer massage therapy, which requires close, personal contact, having the right insurance will protect you from any lawsuits that occur from accidental injury to a client. Overall, holistic & complementary insurance covers you if a customer makes a compensation claim against you.
The cost of your complementary therapist insurance depends on the type of treatments you offer and the cover you need. For public liability and malpractice insurance (the most important covers), Salon Gold’s prices start from just £52.04 per year. However, this will increase if you carry out more advanced treatments or decide you require more covers, such as stock and equipment, financial loss and personal accident insurance.
Keeping client records is important as it allows you to stay up-to-date with the previous treatments and issues your customers may have had. Not only will this give returning customers a sense of confidence, it will also be invaluable if someone makes a claim against you regarding your practices. Such information will provide a strong defence if necessary. Learn more about keeping client records as a complementary therapist below:
If you work mobile or freelance in the Holistic & Complementary Therapist sector, our specialist policies provide all the cover you need at some of the best prices around.
Freelance coversThe Holistic Gold policy will provide cover for a wide range of treatments as standard providing all treatments are carried out by a trained and qualified operative.
Treatment pageDo you own or lease a Holistic Therapy Centre or Practice? Our Therapy Centre insurance packages provide some of the widest covers available.
Therapy Centre coversTalking about qualifications when trying to buy insurance for your business can be a bit daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Here at Salon Gold, we know that there is often a lot of uncertainty over what qualifications you’ll need to be covered, so we’ve compiled all the information you’ll need to know in this handy guide
Do you train other professionals to become instructors in your chosen activity? Our Teacher Training insurance is an optional cover. Just add it to any of our freelance hairdresser, beauty, holistic or health & fitness policies. And we offer student insurance — at special student rates!