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What is hairdressers insurance?

Business insurance helps hairdressers protect their growing businesses. Depending on the cover you choose, it could help you manage costs for claims including customer injuries, legal expenses and damaged stock.

Hair treatments gone wrong, broken equipment, customer injuries—the potential troubles for hairdressers are endless.

Situations like these (and plenty of others) could create unexpected bills for your business. If paying these bills would cut your budget and foil your plans, it may be time to consider business insurance.

Why you need Statutory Liability Insurance

Why might hairdressers need insurance? 

You may be required to have business insurance to do things like:

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Rent a chair in a salon.

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Join a professional association.

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Pay legal costs if you face a claim.

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Types of cover we offer hairdressers

BizCover has insurance options made just for busy hairdressers. Tailor your quote to your business, compare cover, and buy online in minutes.

Unsure what types of business insurance to get? We’ve got you! Here’s what other hairdressers tend to choose:

Public Liability Insurance

Covers legal fees and repair costs if you accidently cause:

  • Damage to someone else’s property
  • Injury to a client or member of the public (not covered by ACC)

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Covers costs of claims from a customer alleging you:

  • Made a miscalculation
  • Lost documentation
  • Failed to meet a deadline
  • Gave incorrect advice

Other Covers

Portable Equipment
Tool & Portable Equipment Insurance

Covers costs of repairing or replacing your portable tools, equipment, and stock against: 

  • Theft 
  • Fire 
  • Accidental or malicious damage 
Contents (Property)
Contents (Property) Insurance

Covers the money, equipment, stock, and glass you keep in your building against: 

  • Storm damage 
  • Fire 
  • Theft or break-in damage 
Business Interruption
Business Interruption Insurance  

Covers loss of income or increase in operation costs when your biz is impacted by events like:

  • Property damage
  • Fire
  • Storm damage

How much does hairdresser insurance cost?

Your small business is unique. That means you might face different risks than other businesses and may pay a different price for your cover.
With BizCover, insurance can be tailored to fit the size, risks, and needs of your business.

The prices are real, get that new policy feel

Expected average cost

Expected average cost

How is the cost of insurance calculated?

Risks of the industry

Cover level amount

Annual turnover

Number of employees

Claims history

*Customer Average Monthly Payment Report is based on 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 and presented as a guide only. It may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual criteria will apply

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

Select different cover amounts for each policy listed below.
This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim.

6 cover levels to choose from

  • $1M
  • $20M

11 cover levels to choose from

  • $250K
  • $10M

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

Expected average cost small businesses to pay

Expected average cost small businesses to pay

*Customer Average Monthly Payment Report is based on 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 and presented as a guide only. It may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual criteria will apply.

Get cover that works with the risks of your business

You can select from 5 different levels of cover.
This is the most you will be paid out if you need to make a claim. Choosing different cover levels may impact the cost of your policy.

6 cover levels to choose from

  • $1M
  • $20M

11 cover levels to choose from

  • $250K
  • $10M

Unsure how much to choose? Think about:

Statutory professional requirements

Cover required by contracts

Number of employees being covered

Your contract value

Worst case scenario claim size

Underinsurance

We know it’s tempting to select a lower level of cover to reduce premiums, but this can leave businesses shocked and insufficiently covered when making a claim.

Ways underinsurance catches business owners out:

Inflation

With inflation, the cost of living and doing business increases. Remember to cover you, your tools and assets for the rising costs of replacing or covering them, not what you paid for them – you may be surprised at the difference.

Not covering the full cost of your risks

If you select cover levels for less than the value you may be found liable – left out of pocket when it comes to claims time. It’s important to review your risks and determine how much you will need to cover any claim that may come your way.

Our Insurers

We work with a selected group of trusted NZ insurers to offer you great cover.

The savings are real

See how much others have saved while purchasing policy through Bizcover

Martin

Gardener from

Christchurch

Saved

$2,000

on

Public Liability, Statutory Liability

& Employers Liability

Vicki

Management Consultant

from Napier

Saved

$1,500

on

Professional Indemnity &
Public Liability

Ian

Plumber from

Picton

Saved

$600

on

Public Liability&
Statutory Liability

Yvonne

Councellor from

Rotorua

Saved

$100

on

Public Liability &
Professional Indemnity

^ Savings made from January 2023 to July 2024. This information is provided as a guide only and may not reflect pricing for your particular business, as individual underwriting criteria will apply.

What sets BizCover apart?

We are not just a comparison and buy site.

Make Claims Online

We’ll manage the process on your behalf with the insurers.

Flexi Payment Options

Pay monthly or annually, cancel at any time.

One Stop Shop

Manage multiple cover types in one place.

Easy Renewals

Optional automatic renewal to stay protected.

Frequently asked questions

The hairdressing industry is varied and includes a mix of different types of hairdressing business. Like every small business, they have their own unique features and exposures to risks, so there isn’t a blanket policy that covers all hairdressers the same.

The actual cost of your business insurance policy will depend on a mix of different factors. These factors include things like the number of staff you have, where your business is located, the level of cover you take out, the type of cover you take out and your claims history.

To receive an accurate idea of how much business insurance will cost for your hairdressing business click here to get a quote or have a chat to our friendly team.

Portable Equipment cover can protect your hairdressing tools and equipment like your dryers, curlers, straighteners and other hair dressing products anywhere in New Zealand, giving you peace of mind knowing that you have protection in place.

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Burnett B

BizCover is definitely worth their word. Quick easy understandable cover

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Trusted Customer

It is very straight forward and easy to understand and you can choose whatever you need for your business.

Easy to choose

Pavan K

Easy to choose business insurance. The search and the options provided were very simple and straight forward, didn’t expect it to be that easy.

Fast, friendly and efficient

Kylie T

The customer service agent was excellent. He explained to me clearly all the questions I had. Can’t be beat on price for the policy I needed and I was contacted within half an hour of my enquiry. Policy was confirmed on the phone. Excellent.