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Salons & barbershops

Hair salons, barbershops, and personal-care shops providing hands-on services.

Why it needs cover

The exposure

Hands-on services create injury claims (burns, chemical reactions, cuts) alongside client slip-and-fall and property exposure. Professional liability covers service-related harm that GL does not.

What we place

Coverages this class usually needs

Business owners policy (BOP)Often (lease)
GL + property bundleCore cover
General liabilityOften (lease)
Client injury/property damagePublic premises
Professional liabilityOften
Service errors (burns, reactions)Hands-on treatment risk
Workers' compensationRequired (with employees)
Staff injuriesChemical/repetitive exposure
What it costs

National benchmark premiums

Rated on: Annual revenue and headcount

General liability
hair salons/styling average $35/mo; medical spas $52/mo
BOP
33% of beauty/personal-care pay under $60/mo, 40% pay $60-$120/mo
Workers' comp
salon WC is moderate; small businesses pay a median of roughly $45-$70/mo
Total annual (typical)
roughly $600-$1,800/yr for a small salon

Pricing figures are national typical or median ranges for small operators at commonly quoted limits, drawn from the published sources named on each page. They are budgeting benchmarks, not quotes. Your premium depends on state, payroll, revenue, limits, deductible, and loss history.

Sources: Insureon (Salon and Cosmetology cost); Homebase.

When it goes E&S

Where this risk gets hard to place

Medical spa / laser / injectables scope raises professional-liability exposure and can require specialty placement.

Contact

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