Digital distributor Starpeak has extended its partnership with niche commercial insurer Peach to include property cover in its hairdressing proposition. The scheme was launched in 2019 under Starpeak’s Protectivity brand and Peach took on the underwriting in 2022.

Andy Brownsell, commercial director at Starpeak, said: “We have been offering specialist insurance cover to freelance and mobile hairdressers and barbers for six years and it has proved to be a popular product.”

He added: “Under the new Salon Insurance scheme, our policyholders will be covered for the occupation and provision of a premises used for hairdressing services, as well as other additional specified beauty treatments carried out by a qualified hairdresser.”

Ryan Bendelow (pictured), director of commercial at Peach, commented: “Extending the existing Hairdressing Insurance to include salon premises is a great example of the way Starpeak and Peach have worked collaboratively to react to customers’ evolving protection needs.”