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14 pet care activities covered
Public liability, vet bills cover & more
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Your dog walking insurance will include Public Liability cover for dog walking and 13 other pet care activities which you may also undertake such as pet sitting, home boarding, pet grooming or pet taxi service at no extra cost.
Your policy will also include £100,000 of Care, Custody and Control cover should an animal get injured, lost or killed, plus £10,000 worth of lost key cover as standard.
£250 of Equipment Insurancewill be included at no additional cost which can be increased up to £30,000 if required. Additional cover options can be added such as Personal Accident and Professional Indemnity.
Flexible payment plans are available with 0% APR. Alternatively, you can take out your annual policy for just £74.49 a year. With our prices, the cost of your dog walking insurance really is hard to beat.
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Why choose Protectivity?
Fast & Straightforward Process
We aim to make buying your dog walking business insurance easy, that’s why you can get a quote for your dog walker insurance policy and buy your cover in just a few minutes.
14 Activities Covered
Whether you’re a dog walker, groomer or sitter, we provide cover for 14 different activities in the pet industry, for no extra cost under the same policy.
Specialists in the Pet Industry
We’re one of the leading providers of insurance for pet businesses, meaning our experienced team can provide the after-sales support you need.
Excellent Claims Handling
Our specialist claims handlers aim to deal with any claim you have, minor or serious, quickly, without causing disruption to your business.
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What's included in your Dog Walking Insurance policy?
When taking out Protectivity Dog Walker Insurance you’ll be covered for the following as standard:
Public Liability
Choose between £1 million to £10 million worth of cover to protect your business against claims arising from injury to a member of the public or for damage to their property.
Find out more about Public Liability for dog walkers.
Key Cover
In the event that you lose a client’s keys, you are covered up to £10,000 for new keys, replacement locks, the cost of re-setting intruder alarms and associated call-out costs.
Find out more about the Key Cover benefit.
Care, Custody & Control
Up to £100,000 worth of cover is provided for the animals in your care (up to £25,000 per animal) in the instance of accidental loss, injury, illness or death of that animal in your care, custody or control or that of any of your staff.
Equipment Cover
As standard, we provide £250 worth of cover for your equipment against theft, loss and accidental damage, free of charge. You can increase the protection of your items up to the value of £30,000.
Find our more about Equipment Cover for dog walkers.
Non-Negligent Cover
Similar to the Care, Custody and Control benefit, you are also covered for accidental loss, injury, illness or death to an animal in your care during the course of service delivery through no fault of your business.
Find out more about the Non-Negligent Cover benefit.
Close Family Extension
Your close family members are included under your policy as standard. Therefore, if you employ your husband, wife, son, daughter or any other close family, you do not need to take out Employers’ Liability.
The following benefits are optional extras:
Legal Expenses
The Commercial Legal Expenses benefit provides up to £100,000 worth of indemnity for legal defence and tax protection. This benefit also gives you access to our 24-hour helplines, for legal, tax, or counselling, to support you in running your business.
Employers' Liability
If you have any employees or volunteers in your business you will require Employers’ Liability insurance. Our Employers’ Liability benefit provides £10 million worth of cover, double the minimum legal requirement.
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I was really pleased with how my claim was settled. It gave me great confidence that Protectivity covers me when the worst happens.
Fantastic claims handling
From a cut paw to something more serious, it’s never nice when something happens to an animal in your care. That’s why we’re committed to making our claims process as smooth and efficient as possible.
If you need to make a claim, just click the link below, select the relevant form and fill in the details and we’ll take it from there.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Will my policy cover XL Bullies?
A. We are no longer able to cover XL Bullies under our Pet Business insurance for our customers based in England and Wales. This is due to their addition to the Dangerous Dogs Act. Our customers based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands will not be affected by this change, unless their respective governments also implement a ban.
Q. What insurance do I need as a dog walker?
A. As a dog walker, you will need public liability insurance to protect you should a member of the public get accidently injured or their property is damaged by you or the dogs that you walk. You will also need Care, Custody and Control to protect you for claims stemming from injury, illness, or accidental death of the animals in your care. Additional cover options that you might need include Employers’ Liability, Equipment Cover, Personal Accident and Professional Indemnity. You can find out more here: What Insurance Do I Need For A Dog Walking Business?
Q. Why do I need Dog Walking Insurance?
A. You need Dog Walking Insurance because it will financially protect you against claims that could arise due to an accident whilst dog walking. If the dogs you are walking get injured, go missing or are killed, or a member of the public is injured by a dog in your care, dog walking insurance will cover compensation claims, vet bills and more.
Q. How many dogs can I walk?
A. Maximum of 6 dogs can be walked at any one time, this includes exercise off the lead. Should you employ any staff, they too can walk up to 6 dogs.
Q. Will I be covered if an animal in my care is stolen?
A. Yes, this will be covered under our Care, Custody and Control.
Q. What activities are included?
A.The pet business insurance policy is valid anywhere in the UK and covers the following business activities: dog walking, dog training, pet behaviourist, pet minding, sitting and boarding, pet taxi and transporting (UK only), grooming and microchipping.
Included within the grooming activities are; hand scissoring, clipping, wash and blow drying, hand-stripping, de-shedding, nail cutting, ear plucking and cleaning, and anal gland expression.
Q. What does close family extension cover?
A.If you employ any of the following members of your family, they too will be covered for Public Liability under your policy as standard. You do not need to take out Employers’ Liability to cover those family members either. If however, your business is a limited company and the family members are directors, the close family extension will not apply.
Family members included: Husband, wife, civil partner, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather, stepmother, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister.
Q. When do I get my insurance documents?
A.We will email your insurance details immediately after you purchase. Upon request, we can also issue a copy by post.
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Further information on our policy
If you have any other questions regarding our public liability insurance for dog walkers, then feel free to get in touch with our friendly team on01494 887909. Our phone lines are open9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday.
