Protect Your Association. Protect Your Affiliates. Reduce Risk Across the Entire Network.
We help Jiu Jitsu associations structure insurance requirements, enforce compliance, and lower risk for every affiliate school — without forcing every academy onto one rigid policy.
Whether you oversee 20 affiliates or a network of hundreds, we design practical programs that give you visibility, consistent coverage standards, and real protection for the association itself. Our brokerage already supports coverage conversations across a martial arts footprint of up to 5,000 academies — so scale is not a barrier.
Affiliate COI Checklist Email / SMS Opt-In
The Problem
Most associations tell affiliates “you need insurance.” Then they hope.
- Certificates expire and no one notices.
- Policies exclude participant grappling injuries.
- The association gets named in claims it never intended to cover.
- Event insurance is handled last-minute (or not at all).
- Kids programs lack abuse & molestation coverage.
- There’s no system to track compliance across dozens or hundreds of schools.
One uncovered claim or one poorly worded certificate can create exposure for the entire organization.
How We Work With Associations
We sit on the broker side and work with specialty martial arts carriers and programs (including group and preferred programs structured similarly to those used by major BJJ franchises and established martial arts school programs).
We help associations move from “please send us a COI” to a structured, enforceable system.
What we can build with you:
- Minimum coverage standards — Clear requirements for general liability (with participant coverage), professional liability, abuse & molestation, participant accident medical, and workers’ compensation where applicable.
- Additional Insured + Certificate Protocols — Association named as additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis, with waiver of subrogation and 30-day notice of cancellation. We help design the tracking process.
- Preferred Group / Affinity Programs — Optional or preferred programs that give affiliates consistent wording, competitive pricing, and automatic compliance with your requirements.
- Event & Competition Rules — Separate standards for daily training versus association-sanctioned tournaments, seminars, and open events (including athletic commission considerations when prizes or professional elements are involved).
- Risk Management Integration — Insurance requirements tied to practical risk controls (waiver language, instructor CPR/First Aid, youth background checks, basic safety protocols).
- Association-Level Protection — Guidance on directors & officers (D&O) and excess coverage for the association itself so it is not left exposed when an affiliate has a claim.
Risk Reduction + Compliance Mitigation
Insurance is only one part of the solution. We focus on both sides:
Risk Reduction
- Consistent policy wording that actually covers grappling and instruction
- Stronger participant accident medical options to reduce small claims becoming lawsuits
- Clear separation between school-level and event-level exposures
- Templates and language that support defensible risk management practices
Compliance Mitigation
- Standardized certificate requirements so affiliates know exactly what to provide
- Renewal tracking and expiration alerts
- Clear consequences for non-compliance written into the affiliate agreement
- Documentation that shows the association took reasonable steps to require proper coverage
The goal is simple: reduce the chance of a claim reaching the association while making it easy for good affiliates to stay in good standing.
How the Process Works
- Discovery Call — We review your current affiliate requirements, number of schools, typical activities (kids programs, competitions, open mats), and pain points.
- Program Design — We outline recommended minimums, certificate language, and whether a preferred group program makes sense for your size.
- Carrier / Program Matching — We place or structure options using specialty carriers and programs that already write BJJ and martial arts risks correctly.
- Implementation Support — Affiliate communication templates, COI requirements, and tracking recommendations.
- Ongoing Support — Annual reviews, event insurance guidance, and adjustments as your association grows or claims experience changes.
Built for Association Leaders
This is designed for people who run the organization — not for individual gym owners looking for a single policy quote.
If you are responsible for the risk that sits above 20, 50, 100, 200, or even thousands of affiliate schools — up to the scale of networks we already serve across roughly 5,000 academies — we can help you create structure that protects both the association and the schools that operate under your name.
Next Step
Ready to see what a structured program looks like for your association?
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Email us directly with your current affiliate count and a short description of how insurance is handled today.
Email: info@jiujitsuinsurance.com
Phone: (224) 505-1888