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Insurance for foot care and podiatry practices in Germany

Scalpel, nail drill and often patients whose feet are already at risk: in foot care and podiatry a small cut can turn into weeks of wound treatment. This page explains which insurance matters for practices in Germany, what it costs and how cosmetic foot care differs from podiatry under German law.

Insurance for foot care and podiatry practices

The question almost everyone asks first

Is a beauty liability policy enough if I also do medical foot care?

Not necessarily. Insurers cover the activities named in the policy. If you treat at risk patients, fit nail correction braces or work on wound edges, have that insured as podiatry. Send us your list of treatments and we check it against the wording.

What goes wrong in this trade

  1. 01

    A cut on a diabetic foot

    Small injuries heal badly on a diabetic foot and can lead to long wound care.

  2. 02

    Fungus and germs

    If instruments are not reprocessed properly, nail fungus or bacteria can pass from client to client.

  3. 03

    Falls in the treatment room

    Older clients slip when getting out of the chair or trip over a cable.

  4. 04

    Home visits

    Something gets damaged in a care home, or your drill and case are stolen from the car.

  5. 05

    You are the practice

    Back, wrists and eyes take the strain. If you cannot work, income stops while rent continues.

Risk radar
Liability 5Fire and water 2Theft 2Cyber 2Downtime 3Health 3

Compared with other trades, 1 low to 5 high.

The insurance you need

Essential

Professional indemnity

Covers injury caused by treatment, cuts and infections, as long as foot care or podiatry is named as your activity.

Strongly advised

Business liability

For falls on your premises, damage during home visits and to clients' belongings, if not already part of the professional policy.

Business contents

Replaces treatment chair, fittings and stock after fire, escape of water and burglary.

Depends on the business

Electronic equipment

For nail drills with extraction, steriliser and till damaged by power surges or drops.

Cyber insurance

Helps after an attack on online booking or client records with health data.

What it costs: example prices

Foot care practices are cheap to insure. Premiums rise with the number of practitioners, podiatric treatments and the value of equipment.

InsuranceExampleTypical range
Professional indemnitySole cosmetic foot care practitioner, also mobile, €3 million limitabout €80 to €150 a year
Professional indemnityPodiatry practice with two practitioners, at risk patients includedabout €180 to €400 a year
Business contentsFittings, two treatment places and stock worth €30,000about €80 to €200 a year
Electronic equipmentTwo nail drills with extraction and a steriliser worth €12,000about €120 to €300 a year

For comparison: Liability for a sole foot care practitioner costs about as much a year as three to five treatments.

Guide figures from our own quoting work, excluding German insurance premium tax, October 2026.

Your premium depends mainly on your treatments and team size.

Sources of the price examples

Our suggestions: three packages

01

Mobile

For: Practitioner without own premises, home visits and care homes

  • Professional indemnity
  • Electronic equipment

Together about €200 to €450 a year

Request this package

02

Practice

For: Podiatry practice with own rooms and one to three practitioners

  • Professional indemnity
  • Business contents
  • Electronic equipment

Together about €400 to €900 a year

Request this package

03

Practice and owner

For: Practice whose income depends on the owner

  • Professional indemnity
  • Business contents
  • Occupational disability
  • Cyber insurance

Together individual, disability cover depends on age and health

Request this package

The worst day in a foot care practice

Five things practices really go through, all on one Tuesday. Click through and see who pays.

Damage so far€26,400
  1. A small injury on a diabetic client's nail fold becomes infected and needs weeks of wound care.

    €8,000 · Paid by: Professional indemnity

  2. A client slips getting out of the chair and breaks her wrist.

    €6,000 · Paid by: Business liability

  3. A power surge after a storm destroys the nail drill.

    €2,200 · Paid by: Electronic equipment

  4. In a care home your instrument case falls onto a nursing bed and breaks the controls.

    €1,200 · Paid by: Business liability

  5. Water from the flat above floods the treatment room.

    €9,000 · Paid by: Business contents

Which package would you have had?

Paid by insurance: €0
Out of your own pocket: €26,400

Illustrative amounts before any excess.

What is paid depends on the policy terms.

Practical tips from your broker

  1. Have every treatment named in the policy, especially nail braces, at risk patients and home visits.
  2. Record findings, treatment and the information you gave; in a dispute that is your key evidence.
  3. Keep a written hygiene plan for reprocessing instruments.
  4. Insure equipment you take in the car outside the practice too.
  5. Look at disability cover early; with back or wrist problems it gets expensive or impossible.

Why NAMMERT for your business

We read your treatment list

We match your treatments against the policy wording so nothing you do every day is missing.

Broker, not insurer

Norman Nammert acts as an insurance broker and obtains quotes from several insurers. Free for you; the insurer pays our commission.

In English, under German law

We explain German policies in plain English and keep practice and private cover in one place.

Frequently asked questions

Questions and answers

Is professional liability compulsory for foot care in Germany?

Not by law.

It is still the most important cover, because one infection in an at risk patient can be expensive.

Can I call myself a medical foot care practitioner?

Only with a licence under the Podiatrists Act or a recognition under its transitional rules.

Cosmetic foot care alone does not allow that title.

What does liability cost?

About €80 to €150 a year for a sole cosmetic practitioner and €180 to €400 for a podiatry practice

with staff.

These are guide figures from our quoting work.

Am I covered on home visits?

Only if the policy includes mobile work.

Ask for it, and insure equipment you carry separately.

Which statutory accident insurer applies?

The BGW.

It lists medical foot care among therapy practices; employees are covered there by law.

NAMMERT insurance broker

Request quotes for Foot care

The recommended covers are ticked.

Change what does not fit; we compare quotes, in English.

1Who is it for?
2Which insurance?

Choose as many as you like. For each one, the details an insurer needs for a quote appear below.

Personal

Business

3Details

Occupational disability insurance (Berufsunfähigkeitsversicherung)

For example data analyst in an office, or civil engineer with site visits

We discuss details personally for an anonymous enquiry

For example how long you plan to stay in Germany, self-employment, existing policies

Business liability insurance in Germany (Betriebshaftpflicht)

For example electrical installation in homes, café with outdoor seating, online shop for furniture

For example work at clients' sites, own products, exports to the US, parent company abroad

Professional indemnity insurance in Germany (Berufshaftpflicht)

For example tax adviser with payroll, freelance software developer,

architect for residential buildings

For example current policy abroad, clients in the US, side activities,

expiry date of existing cover

Business contents insurance in Germany (Inhaltsversicherung)

For example café with bakery, accounting firm, car repair shop

At purchase price, 0 if no stock

For example flood cover, customer property, tools in vehicles, loss of income

4Your current policy
5How can we reach you?

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Broker register no. D-C08Q-TOSD4-37.

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It does not arrange your contract.

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