Pet Sitting & Boarding Insurance Australia

Pet Business Insurance helps professional pet sitters, home boarders and pet-care businesses across Australia arrange specialist insurance suited to their activities. Explore flexible cover options for your business and the animals in your care, so you can care for pets with confidence.

Insurance Built for Everyday Pet Sitting & Boarding

Pet sitting and boarding involves caring for animals with different needs, routines and temperaments. Whether you provide short visits, overnight stays or home boarding, having insurance suited to your activities can help you manage the responsibilities of professional pet care.
We help arrange specialist insurance for pet sitters and boarders operating in clients’ homes, their own homes or eligible boarding facilities, with flexible cover options for the business and animals in their care.

Pet Sitting & Boarding Insurance Australia

Pet Sitting & Boarding Insurance Cover Options:

Public Liability Insurance

Care, Custody & Control Cover

Cover for Accidental Injury or Illness

Loss of Keys or Equipment

Home Boarding and Eligible Facility Cover

Cover Options for Multiple-Animal Care

Certificate of Currency Documentation

Why Pet Sitters & Boarders in Australia Need Insurance

Insurance may be required by some councils, landlords, contracts or clients. Requirements vary depending on your activities and location, so it is important to check the rules and documentation applying to your business.

General business insurance may not include cover for animals or boarding activities. Specialist pet sitting and boarding insurance can include Public Liability, Care, Custody & Control and other cover options relevant to your services.

Why Pet Sitters & Boarders in Australia Need Insurance

Protection Designed for Pet Care Professionals

We help pet-care professionals arrange insurance suited to their everyday activities. Flexible cover options are available for pet sitters and boarders, helping you choose insurance suited to the way your business operates.

Cover Options May Include

Public Liability Insurance

Care, Custody & Control Cover

Cover for Accidental Injury to Animals

Loss of Keys or Equipment

Loss of Money

Loss of Animal Cover

Cover for Eligible Helpers, Volunteers and Staff

Home Boarding Cover

Cover for Eligible Animal Types and Breeds

Additional Cover Options May Include

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Personal Accident Cover

Equipment Cover

Additional Money Cover

Business Interruption Cover

Cover is subject to eligibility, underwriting acceptance and the applicable policy terms, conditions, limits, excesses and exclusions. Please review the relevant policy documents before deciding whether the insurance is appropriate for you.

Pet Sitting & Boarding Insurance Cost in Australia

Pet sitting and boarding insurance costs can depend on your business activities, turnover, location, number of animals and selected cover. Whether you provide in-home pet sitting, home boarding or operate an eligible boarding facility, we make it easier to explore insurance options suited to your business.

Quick and Easy Pet Sitting Insurance

Request a quote through our straightforward process, with personal support to help you arrange suitable cover and get back to caring for pets.

FAQ – Pet Sitting & Boarding Insurance Australia

 

Insurance requirements vary between councils, landlords, contracts and clients. Public Liability limits may be available to suit different requirements. Check the rules applying to your business and discuss your required limit when requesting a quote.

Care, Custody & Control cover may be available for eligible claims involving accidental injury, loss or death of animals while they are in your care. The applicable limits, conditions and exclusions will depend on the selected policy.

Public Liability cover may respond to eligible claims if an animal in your care injures another person or causes property damage. Cover remains subject to the selected policy’s terms, limits, excesses and exclusions.

Cover may be available for boarding multiple pets, subject to eligibility, underwriting acceptance and any policy limits on animal numbers. You must also follow the council, planning and animal-welfare requirements applying to your business.

The cost can depend on your services, business turnover, location, number of animals, selected cover and whether you provide sitting or boarding. Request a quote so available options can be considered for your business.

Pet sitting and boarding activities may be capable of inclusion under one policy, subject to full disclosure, eligibility, underwriting acceptance and the applicable policy terms.

Pet boarding involves responsibility for animals in your care, interaction with clients and potential property or liability exposures. Suitable insurance can provide financial protection for eligible claims and may help you meet relevant council, landlord or contract requirements.

Depending on the selected policy, cover options may include Public Liability, Care, Custody & Control, Professional Indemnity, equipment and Business Interruption. Available cover will depend on your activities, eligibility and underwriting acceptance.

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