Pet Grooming Insurance
When the fur starts flying, you’re protected with pet groomers insurance.
Protect your business and your four-legged clients with pet grooming insurance.
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Business Insurance for Dog Groomers (and Cat Groomers, Too!)
Sharp shears, loud hairdryers, and squirmy pets don’t mix – so your expertise is vital to keeping the animals we all love clean, comfortable, and looking their best.
If something goes wrong, pet grooming insurance is designed to protect you and the dogs, cats, and other pets in your care.
$2,000,000 General Liability Aggregate Limit
Covers property damage and harm to people
Pet Protection Coverage (Animal Bailee) (+ options for increasing limits)
Pays for accidents and injuries to pets in your care
Veterinarian Reimbursement
Gets pets the help they need (and gets you a refund)
Lost Key Liability Coverage
Handles rekeying costs when you’re locked out
Taking business on the road? Cat and dog groomer insurance from PCI covers you whether the pets come to you or you go to the pets. This policy doubles as
mobile dog grooming insurance to protect you in the salon, on the go, or in clients’ homes.
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Downloadable Certificate of Insurance at Checkout
Employee Dishonesty Coverage
(Similar to Bonding)
Trusted by Over 15,000+
Pet Care Businesses
Accidents Can Cost You
But they don’t have to. Our pet grooming insurance covers you when pets get injured or sick under your care. We protect you while you focus on the pets.
Pet Grooming Insurance Overview
What Is Pet Groomer Insurance?
Pet grooming insurance (aka dog groomer insurance, cat grooming insurance or animal grooming insurance) gives you liability coverage while working in salons, stores, at home, or in mobile vans and trucks. It protects the dogs and cats you groom while also helping you avoid paying out of pocket for claims like these:
- Emergency vet care
- Pet injury, illness, or death
- Lawsuits and legal fees
- Locksmith services
- Overnight care
- Damage to customer’s property
What Does Pet Groomers Insurance Cover?
PCI bundles essential animal grooming insurance coverages into one simple policy — trimming away anything you don’t need for affordable protection tailored to you. Your pet groomer insurance policy includes:
- General and Professional Liability Insurance: Covers bodily injury and property damage, your products and services, advertising mistakes, damage to spaces you rent, and medical expenses
- Pet Protection Coverage (Animal Bailee): Protects you from legal claims for harm to animals in your care, custody, and control
- Veterinarian Reimbursement: Pays you back for vet bills when an animal you’re grooming needs emergency treatment
- Lost Key Coverage: Reimburses you for rekeying a client’s home if you lose the keys
How Much Does Dog Grooming Insurance Cost?
Insurance for dog groomers costs as little as $23.03/month or $255.40/year. You control the cost of your policy by adding or skipping optional coverages and higher limits based on your needs.
Personalize your policy with these extra protections anytime:
- Workers Compensation Coverage: free custom quote
- Employee Dishonesty Coverage: $4.92/month
- Broadened Property Damage Insurance: $2.42/month
- Equipment & Inventory Coverage: three options, starting at $4.08/month
- Additional Pet Protection Coverage: three options, starting at $1.99/month
- Additional Veterinarian Reimbursement: $3.99/month
- Cyber Liability Insurance: $6.58/month
- Additional Insureds: $0.83/month each
Do I Need Dog Grooming Insurance (or Cat Grooming Insurance)?
Yes! Pet grooming is an art – and your canvas moves at inappropriate times. Dog grooming insurance is designed to account for unpredictable pets and present you as a prepared professional. Insurance can cover the cost of claims or legal fees for an accident and meet your contract requirement to work from a pet store, salon, or doggy daycare facility.
PCI’s pet groomer policy also works as both dog and cat grooming insurance. As long as your furry client isn’t on our list of excluded animals, you’re all set!
Who Needs Pet Groomer Insurance?
Pet grooming insurance is for you if most of your pet biz earnings come from caring for animals’ hygiene and appearance. We cover these businesses and more:
- Independent dog and cat groomers
- Pet grooming business owners and employees
- Mobile grooming companies
- Doggy daycare workers
- Pet care businesses
- Pet kennels
Protect Your Passion with Dog Grooming Business Insurance
Need specialized business insurance for dog groomers? You’re in the right place! Our coverage is designed to cover common pet grooming claims and meet insurance requirements.
Limits of Insurance
The most your policy will pay in a 12 month policy period for bodily injury and property damage claims that you become legally obligated to pay due to your business services.
Limit per Incident: $1,000,000
Limit per Year: $2,000,000
The maximum amount your policy will pay in a 12-month period for bodily injury and property damage claims that result from the products you use to perform your services.
The amount that your policy will pay for claims arising out of one or more of the following offenses:
- False arrest, detention or imprisonment
- Malicious prosecution
- Wrongful eviction or wrongful entry
- Oral or written publications that slander or libel a person or organization
- Oral or written publication or material that violates a person’s right of privacy
- The use of another’s advertising idea in your advertisement
The maximum your policy will pay for a bodily injury or property damage claim that you become legally obligated to pay due to your business services.
$1,000,000
Applies to damage by fire to premises rented to the insured; also applies to damage regardless of cause to premises (including contents) occupied by the insured for 7 days or less.
Any One Premises: $100,000
A general liability coverage that reimburses others, without regard to the insured’s liability, for medical or funeral expenses incurred by such persons as a result of bodily injury or death sustained by accident under the conditions specified in the policy.
Any One Person: $5,000
This provides your pet business with coverage in the event that you are legally liable for injuries or damages sustained by an animal in your care, custody, or control.
Limit per Incident: $2,500
Limit per Year: $5,000
This provides coverage for medical expenses—regardless of who is at fault—for a client’s pet in your care, custody, or control.
Limit per Incident: $1,000
Limit per Year: $2,500
Deductible: $250
If you were to lose the keys to a client’s residence, this coverage could help you manage the cost of installing new locks or having the building rekeyed.
Limit per Incident: $2,000
Limit per Year: $2,000
*Please note these are brief definitions of coverage. Your policy may be more restrictive in its language. Refer to the actual policy for a complete description of coverages and exclusions.
Is Pet Groomers Insurance the Best Option?
Even the most experienced groomers are just a slip of the shears away from an accident.
That’s why you can trust animal grooming insurance from PCI for financial safety and help for pets if something goes wrong.
You deserve insurance designed with your needs in mind. That’s why PCI specializes in pet business protection. We understand your risks and tailor policies to cover you from nose to tail.
Get affordable coverage online and update it anytime. With support from our top-rated carrier and friendly, licensed customer service agents, PCI gives you peace of mind from cart to claim.
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Beyond Dog Grooming: See What Else We Cover
Besides pet groomers, we also insure many other professionals in the pet service industry with the following policies (and more!):
Pet Groomers Insurance FAQs
Does This Policy Cover Mobile Pet Groomers?
You can customize this policy to double as mobile pet groomer insurance. Choose our pet groomer insurance policy in your online application, then we’ll give you three options for insurance coverage limits to fit your mobile grooming trailer. Getting covered for pet grooming on the go is that easy!
What Factors Affect the Cost of My Insurance?
As your business grows, you may hire staff, add coverage, or increase your limits – these factors will affect your insurance cost. The good news: PCI dog grooming insurance is designed to scale with you. We offer easy-to-add coverages as you move from solo groomer to small company, with protection tailored to every stage of your pet care journey. (And all at lower prices than other insurance providers.)
Is Pet Groomers Insurance Required by Law?
You aren’t legally required to have pet groomer insurance – but chances are good that you still need it. Showing proof of insurance is often a contract or hiring requirement for grooming businesses, and it’s absolutely necessary to protect your career and finances. Explore dog groomer information by state to discover your local regulations and resources.
What If I Need to File a Claim?
Filing a claim online is quick and easy with PCI:
- Log in to your online user account
- Go to “Manage Policies”
- Click “File a Claim”
- Fill out the form and hit submit
A customer service representative will typically reach out to you within 1–2 business days. Are you an additional insured? Call 844.520.6990 for help from a U.S.-based customer service rep.
Insurance for Dog Groomers
Pet grooming is rewarding, but it’s not without risk. Get dog groomers insurance today!
