I get a lot of questions about whether the Affiliate Guard policy covers special events. The answer is YES if you have a throw down with a couple of other gyms to see which box reigns supreme at any WOD. No problem! We will cover that event. Just make sure every participant signs a waiver! [...]

Lease Agreements We provide a service to all affiliates that we conduct business with on reviewing the Insurance section of your lease agreement. Sometimes land lords want huge liability limits in place to be in compliance with your lease agreement that can double your premiums. We have re negotiated with land lords on several different [...]

I see a lot of claims in the CrossFit Community and a lot of them can be avoided by doing some little things, such as putting crash pads at the bottom of the ropes and placing them under the pull-up bars for new athletes doing scaling pull-ups with the rubber bands. Also if somebody tears [...]

Trainers!! This has been kind of a gray area in the insurance industry on extending liability to trainers at a gym. Being that CrossFit is a totally different animal than your “globo gym” insurance companies will shy away from extending that coverage, some insurers will add on trainers for an added premium, this should be [...]

In the CrossFit community there are many affiliates that use their own home made pull-up system. Be careful, because using threaded galvanised pipe can lead to a EPIC FAIL! If you do have a system of this nature in your box please keep a close eye out for stress fractures around the threaded end of [...]

As a CrossFit affiliate, it’s very important that you have an insurance agent and insurance company that understands CrossFit. We take the time to educate you on how this insurance program protects you in the event of a claim. This insurance program is CrossFit Kid’s friendly. If you decide to become a CrossFit kids affiliate [...]

An Overview of Business Insurance Categories Business insurance is a broad description that can be broken down into a list of nine types of insurance policies and here I will briefly explain the coverage and expand on these as individual topics. For now, these are general descriptions so that we are talking about the same thing [...]