Gyms and fitness Insurance Markets

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Arts, entertainment and recreation › Amusement, gambling and recreation industries › Other amusement and recreation industries › Fitness and recreational sports centres
NAICS 713940

Fitness and recreational sports centres

Class definitionShow

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating health clubs and similar facilities featuring exercise and other active physical fitness conditioning, or recreational sports activities.

Check the class (2)Show
Helping clients lose weight through diet control or management
Operating health resorts and spas providing lodging
Underwriter questions (7)Show
✓Activities offered and annual attendance
✓Waivers, supervision and instructor qualifications
✓Ages of participants, and any liquor served
✓Every operation the business performs, and the share of revenue from each
✓Years in business and the owners' experience in this industry
✓Annual revenue, payroll and number of employees
✓Prior insurer, and claims or losses in the last five years

Markets that write this class

Specialist programs come first. Taken from each market's own website; confirm appetite before you submit.

MGA
Health, Beauty & FitnessSpecialist program
Liability

Personal trainers, yoga instructors, massage therapists, hairdressers, estheticians.

Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
Wholesaler
Health, Beauty and Wellbeing and Fitness CentresSpecialist program
Professional liability (E&O)

Beauty and style professionals, health and wellbeing, counsellors and trainers, and fitness centres.

Call 514-789-2399Checked November 1, 2026
Wholesaler
Responsabilité civile (General Liability)Specialist program
Liability

Security agencies, fitness centres and sports clubs, leisure, games and events, manufacturing, hydro and thermal plants, welding, blasting, pesticide spraying, construction (hot roofing, wrap-ups, bridges, railways), demolition, asbestos, mould and contaminant remediation. Faulty workmanship and sudden and accidental pollution may be included; excess available.

Call 450-654-5000Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
Individual Fitness TrainerSpecialist program
Liability

Independent fitness trainers.

Fitness and Martial Arts StudiosSpecialist program
Commercial package

Fitness studios and martial arts studios.

Sports and Recreation (Annual and Short Term)Specialist program
Liability

Amateur sport and recreation. Annual policies, or short term product for sessions and events under 4 months.

Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Property (Complex)Specialist program
Property

Up to $50M fire-resistive and $25M frame on a quota share basis; excess layers up to CAD 30M (All Risks, minimum premium CAD 50,000). Hard to place or distressed accounts. Sawmills and woodworking, seafood processing, manufacturing, hotels, condos and apartments, municipalities, agriculture and food, power and utilities, property owners, restaurants, gyms, breweries and distilleries, retail, grocery.

Call 905-595-8551Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Professional Liability (E&O) / Directors and Officers (D&O) insuranceSpecialist program
Professional liability (E&O)

Engineers and architects, contractors, life science, consultants and various professionals, gyms and fitness centres, beauty salons and spas, technology consultants, media companies.

Call 1-833-656-3553Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Adventure tourismSpecialist program
Liability

Climbing gyms, guided operations, hunting and fishing lodges, sleigh rides, whitewater rafting and zipline attractions.

Sports and fitnessSpecialist program
Liability

Teams, leagues, associations, athletic departments, facilities and events.

MGA
Writes in AB, BC, MB, ON, SK, YT
Phone/Online Quotes (USLI)Specialist program
Several lines

USLI instant quotes by phone (1-888-216-5838) or online for rented dwellings, apartments, allied health, artisan contractors, liquor stores, builders risk, caterers, contractors equipment, fitness centres, bars and restaurants, houses of worship, janitorial, laundromats, lessors risk, mercantile, offices, pet care, special events, vacant buildings and land and more. Not available in NB, NL, NS, PE, NT, NU or QC.

Call 204-949-7000Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Fitness Facilities (health clubs, personal trainers, martial arts, dance)Specialist program
Commercial package

Targets CrossFit gyms, yoga studios, personal trainers, Zumba trainers, health and fitness associations and mixed martial arts. Composite package with CGL, professional liability, property, crime, business income, boiler and cyber. Not available in New Brunswick.

MGA
Fitness centres, gyms and personal trainersSpecialist program
Liability
Call 1-888-339-6069Checked November 1, 2026
MGA
Signature ClubSpecialist program
Commercial package

Three coverage levels for city, social and athletic clubs and similar membership facilities combining activities, dining, fitness and events.

Call 1-800-260-9921Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
Fitness Studio and Instructor PackageSpecialist program
Commercial package

Fitness studios and instructors; dance instructors and studios have a separate package.

Sports Insurance (organizations, arenas, hockey, camps)Specialist program
Several lines

Applications for sport organizations, arenas, multiplexes and winter clubs, hockey schools, recreational non-contact hockey, softball and baseball, dragon boat clubs, martial arts facilities, sports camps and Red Cross CPR, first aid and swimming instruction.

Call 1-800-993-6388Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
WellnessSpecialist program
Professional liability (E&O)
Sports and recreation
Liability

4WD tours, campgrounds, paintball, go-karts, play centres, climbing walls, zip lines, kayak and paddle board, snowmobile and ATV rentals, escape rooms, sports leagues, axe throwing, and eco-tourism lodges and guides. Participant liability, CGL and property in one program.

Call 1-877-532-6864Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
Sports Complex / Facility CoverageSpecialist program
Liability

General liability for sports complexes and facilities, including participant coverage. Limits not published.

Call 437-453-2948Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Primary Liability (CGL)Specialist program
Liability

Hard to place CGL. Classes include amusements, bingo halls, casinos and gaming, VLTs, entertainment, fitness, security providers, janitorial, machine shops, recycling and waste disposal, property managers, spas, tanning and tattoo parlours, food industry, feed mills, schools, arenas and venues, racetracks, zoos, IT, advertising and media, product recall, pyrotechnics, chemicals, plastics, biotechnology, alcohol retail, brewery and winery (no tasting room), and 100% USA sales.

Call 1-888-302-9215Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Wellness and FitnessSpecialist program
Several lines

24 hour gyms, cross training, cycle studios, dance studios, fitness studios, health clubs with child minding, light esthetic spa services, tennis and racquetball clubs, yoga and Pilates. Liability up to $15,000,000, professional liability up to $2,000,000 for trainers and instructors, abuse coverage available.

Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
ActiveEdge SportsSpecialist program
Several lines

Sports clubs and associations, arenas, camps, not-for-profits, adventure tourism, martial arts, fitness instructors and facilities, special events, tournaments and festivals (including short term). CGL, D&O, abuse liability, property and sport accident may be available. Primary and/or excess casualty capacity up to $10 million for eligible risks.

Call 1-888-643-2217Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
GameDay General LiabilitySpecialist program
Liability

Canadian amateur sport and recreation: sports organizations, fitness clubs, yoga studios, special events; abuse coverage application available.

GameDay PropertySpecialist program
Property

Property for amateur sport and recreation organizations.

GameDay Non-Profit Directors and OfficersSpecialist program
D&O and management liability

Non-profit D&O for amateur sport and recreation organizations.

Call 905-479-8787Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Sport, recreation and fitnessSpecialist program
Several lines

Includes Markel Play, and PlayMicro for sports and special events.

Call 416-601-1133Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
SportSpecialist program
Liability

CGL packages with medical payments, tenant's legal liability and contractual liability, with optional property, cyber, abuse and participant accident. Sports camps, events and recreational venues.

Call 416-363-3431Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
CGL for camps, child care, events, sports and outdoor toursSpecialist program
Liability

Stand-alone CGL with addenda for outdoor clubs and tours, children's camps, child care, special events and sports organizations.

Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Annual Liability: CGL / Premises
Liability

Limits up to $25MM+, minimum premium from $500. Eligible classes: construction (contractors, sub-trades, architects, engineers, consultants), manufacturing, real estate (strata corps, boards), energy and resources (oil and gas, mining, forestry, renewables), med science including cannabis, sports and entertainment (subject to sufficient revenues), commercial and non-profit entities.

Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Small-Medium Enterprise
Commercial package

Accommodation and food (B&Bs, campgrounds, hotels, motels, restaurants, resorts, takeout) without a liquor licence; amusement and recreation (arcades, cinemas, fitness clubs, galleries, museums, libraries), generally without a liquor licence; retail; and office packages for business services. Host liquor liability excluded. Coverages: abuse liability, CGL, employer's liability, EPL, equipment breakdown, products and completed operations, property and crime. Liability limits up to $10,000,000; property and crime up to $5,000,000 per location (best in class).

Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
Commercial General Liability
Liability

Targets high severity accounts, manufacturers, wholesalers and suppliers, snow removal and landscape contractors, start-ups, high US sales (up to 100%), goods made overseas, sports, leisure and recreation, entertainment and special events. Limits up to $10,000,000. Minimum premium $2,500. Declines long haul and US trucking, cannabis and pharmaceuticals.

Call 905-332-2332Checked November 1, 2026

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