Why Liability Insurance is Crucial For Your Beauty Business 

The Top 4 Reasons You Need Beauty Insurance


We’re not going to sit here and pretend that insurance info is the hottest topic in the beauty industry.

And let’s face it, with articles about the latest Fall trends, cosmetology school tips, and guides for moving into your very own salon suite out there waiting to be read, we know the competition is hot

So, insurance blogs probably aren’t really on your list of *must-read content* right now, right?

We get it.

But here’s the deal. We’re coming at you with a bold claim—this article is more important than all of those—and the others— combined.

*Gasp!*

Well, when it comes to the success and longevity of your career, anyway.  

Listen, insurance may not be the sexiest topic out there for beauty pros like you, but it sure is damn important, and we’re here to provide you with the info you need to succeed.

Today, that info looks like this: as a beauty pro running a business, you need liability insurance.

Yep, we said NEED—it’s that serious.

Fact of the matter is, you do need liability insurance if you’re running a beauty biz and you should count it as a crucial investment in your business and your career.

Why?

Well, you’ll just have to keep reading to find out.


The 4 Must-Know Reasons Your Beauty Biz Needs Liability Insurance 

Spoiler alert, there are a lot more than 4 reasons out there, but we’re not here to drag you through the details kicking and screaming.

So, we laid out a few of the most important reasons you should invest in professional liability insurance for your beauty biz.

Do us a favor and give them a skim, K?

Because Accidents Happen 

We hate to say it, but s*** happens.

It’s true. 

You can be the most respected, contentious, skilled, and professional cosmetologist out there and stuff can still go down.

Whether it’s an instance completely out of your control (like a client slipping on a rug and spraining their ankle) or something that’s def on you (like accidentally snipping a client’s ear during a trim), liability insurance is going to protect you during these occurrences.

Top-quality liability insurance will have plans that cover all types of risk, like general, professional, and product liability.

And if you find a really great one, they’ll offer you other forms of protection, too. (*Hint hint*, maybe you want to take a look at what we’ve got to offer at Elite Beauty Society?).

And Sometimes They Don't—But Someone Will Say They Did 

Then again, sometimes you can do everything right and nothing happens—but someone will still say it did.

We’re not saying this always happens in a super malicious way, sometimes someone genuinely thinks something is your fault that might not be.

But even if they’re not plotting your demise with some 12-step liability plan and it is all a misunderstanding, that type of claim can be pricey, lengthy, and ruin your reputation.

So, even if stuff doesn’t actually happen, someone could say it did—and without liability insurance, you’re on the hook (financially and logistically) to figure out the solution.

It's the Professional Move 

For some reason, there’s this misconception floating around the cosmetology world that if you do invest in liability insurance it’s only because you’re not confident in your own abilities.

We’re gonna go ahead and throw a big ol’ BUSTED on this myth.

To be perfectly honest, the cosmetologists who invest in liability insurance are the most professional ones out there.

Why? Because they care about their clients, they care about their business, and they care about their career.

It’s the cosmetologists who are ready to go to bat for their career that make the professional move to protect themselves and their businesses—and we think that sounds like you.

Doesn’t it?

You Get Peace of Mind (& So Do Your Clients) 

You’ve seen acrobats perform before, right?

They’re wildly talented and endlessly skilled.

And that makes sense, right? It’s kind of hard to make a career out of something like that without being insanely gifted and hardworking.

But no matter how skilled those acrobats are, they’re always working with a safety net—even if they’ve never needed it.

Why?

Because they want to protect themselves, their audience, and the longevity of their careers.

That’s pretty much exactly what liability insurance is to beauty pros like you—a safety net.

Maybe you’ll never need it, but having it there gives you the peace of mind you need to do your job well and worry-free.

And that type of confidence means the world to clients, too.


Yet another liability insurance question answered.

Don’t worry, we’ll always be around to provide you with the solutions to the burning beauty questions on your mind—especially if they’re insurance-related, that’s kind of our thing.

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