Insurance for chair massage

[buttercup.]

has anyone ever been asked to add a corporation as an additional insured on your insurance policy,  when doing an on-site event.  I have been asked to add a school district as an additional insured when I go and work on their admininstration and teachers.Thanksrsacudoc

 

[Grak]

I did bi-weekly chair massage for an upscale city school admin by contract,  in the mid to late 90's. As I already held a policy purchased from a professional massage organization, that was all they required. Massage is massage, whether on chair or table. I don't know if that situation has changed. Perhaps others will come in with a better reply.

 

[emperoryt]

Insurance for chair massage

This is pretty standard in the corporate world.It starts to get tricky if you try to hire others to help on big projects.Each insurance carrier has their own hoops to jump through - some even charge $20 per AI, which the therapists will want you to pay for.Some clients have even wanted to have the certificates in hand a week before the event.Even more reason to up your chair rates for the admin hassle!

 

[fatsausage]

I'd like to bring this thread back to life.I'm curious to know how many companies you're seeing this with.  I'm just about to buy my first chair, and open up to doing corporate chair massage.  Is this adding them to you insurance (essentially for one day) a huge pain in the butt?  Does it really happen that often?  Slightly freaking out, since I'm far too right-brained to have thought of this senario myself.  Is there ANYTHING else that one should keep in mind beyond the marketing, what to charge, how to organize the MT's time, and insurance?Please...do tell!  

 

[Elii [ucansuckkit]]

Insurance for chair massage

It all depends on the company. For conventions / trade shows, it is a given - usually the convention center wants their name on the policy too. Law firms, accounting firms, and other risk-averse industries demand it. YOu also need to produce licenses since insurance is only valid in jurisdictions in which you are licensed to operate.In fact, it is one of our selling points that we can do it, when MTs who rely on friends and classmates to staff events can't put up with the BS only to make a few bucks.We have done it at least a half dozen times in the past year and expect that to increase.It is a major pain, and if you are not working with regular, reliable folks, then it is a colossal pain.AMTA insurance requires the member - not who they are working for - to sign and submit the request. So you have to fill out the form, send it to the MT, get them to either send it back to you or fax it themselves (lots of luck on either) all at least two weeks before the event so AMTA can turn around the certificate - which they send to the member, not you. So you have to get that from the member in time to get it to your client.

 

[Cypriot Princess]

I'm a bit hesitant about buying a chair now.  I'm wondering if it makes any difference that I'm in a state that doesn't regulate massage.My goal was to get a chair, and bust my butt trying to get some clients.  So far, I'm having little luck with my marketing for table massage.  I may have said this already, but I lost my job two months ago, and 10% of my county is unemployed.  Can't find a job to save my life, and I'm spending my savings on my business.  I'm starting to worry that this is going to crumble.(I wish I could scream a little in here...maybe swear a bit...lol)

 

[jfiannaca]

Insurance for chair massage

insurance would probably be MORE of a concern in an unregulated state. The company would have no way of knowing who is a qualified therapist or not.

 

[The Wiz]

Thanks for the advice.  I'm going to have to find someone in my state who does corporate chair massage and find out what they're dealing with, if anything.