What insurance does a sports instruction business need? (2026)
Most sports instruction operations carry a stack of commercial-insurance lines — some legally required (typically workers' compensation when you have employees), most commonly carried because clients, landlords, lenders, or regulators expect them. Below: the lines that bureau filings most often cite for sports instruction operations. Confirm what's legally required vs commonly carried with a licensed agent in your state — requirements vary state by state.
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Insurance requirements for other industries
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| Business activity |
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| Academies, riding instruction |
| Aerobic dance and exercise instruction |
| Automobile racing schools |
| Baseball instruction, camps or schools |
| Basketball instruction, camps or schools |
| Baton instruction |
| Bowling instruction |
| Boys' camps, sports instruction |
| Boys' camps, sports instructor |
| Camps, sports instruction |
| Cheerleading instruction, camps or schools |
| Football instruction, camps or schools |
| Girls' camps, sports instruction |
| Golf instruction, camps or schools |
| Gymnastics instruction, camps or schools |
| Hockey instruction, camps or schools |
| Jai alai instruction, camps or schools |
| Judo instruction, camps or schools |
| Karate instruction, camps or schools |
| Martial arts instruction, camps or schools |
| Professional sports (e.g., golf, skiing, swimming, tennis) instructors (i.e., not participating in sporting events) |
| Riding instruction academies or schools |
| Schools, sports instruction |
| Scuba instruction, camps or schools |