Do you need professional indemnity insurance to coach on Robin?
Robin does not ask for insurance. Your professional body might.
No. Robin does not ask you for professional indemnity insurance. You can join, connect with coaches and do peer coaching without it. Your professional body, your country or a client contract can still ask you to have it, so check those.
What the professional bodies say
The rules differ between bodies.
- ICF. The ICF Code of Ethics does not mention insurance.
- EMCC and the other bodies that signed the Global Code of Ethics. The Global Code of Ethics (December 2025) says: "Members hold appropriate professional indemnity insurance to cover their coaching, mentoring and supervising work for the countries in which they operate and where such indemnity insurance is available."
If you are a member of a different body, read its code of ethics and its membership rules.
What to check for yourself
- Your professional body, and your coach training programme if you are in one.
- The law in the country where you work.
- Your insurer, if you have a policy. Ask whether the policy covers peer coaching and unpaid coaching.
We do not give advice about insurance, and we cannot tell you which policy to buy.
What Robin asks of you
Our Terms ask you to describe your coaching qualifications, programme and experience accurately. They do not ask for insurance.
For how a session with another coach runs, see how to run a peer coaching session.
Questions
Message Jon directly in the app. He reads every message and answers personally.