Last updated: September 13, 2024
Experience Protection Insurance is now Experiences liability insurance. Experiences liability insurance is a key component of AirCover for Hosts, which is top-to-bottom protection for Airbnb Hosts. The Experiences liability insurance program (“ELI program”) insures Experience Hosts, in certain countries, for their legal liability for bodily injury or property damage to guests or others resulting from an event that happens during a guest’s participation in an Airbnb Experience, subject to the terms, conditions, and exclusions of the Experiences liability insurance.
The ELI program only insures Experience Hosts for their liability to others, so injury to the Experience Host, or damage or loss to their own property, is not covered. There is no additional cost to Hosts for them to be insured under the ELI program.
Subject to the policy’s terms, insurance coverage under the ELI program generally provides Hosts with primary liability insurance while hosting an experience. If the ELI program is primary, that means it will generally pay covered damages on behalf of Hosts before and regardless of any separate insurance they may have that might otherwise apply. In some instances, the Host may be asked to provide evidence of their own insurance. Hosts or their insurance advisers should check the terms and conditions of their own insurance policy.
For a small subset of Experiences, the ELI program is not applicable and where this is the case, Hosts may want to consider whether or not they need to take out their own liability insurance for the Experience.
This ELI program Summary does not contain the full terms, conditions, and exclusions. In the United States, in certain instances, the ELI program is underwritten by a non-admitted insurer and may not be subject to your state’s insurance laws and regulations and is not protected by the insolvency guaranty fund.
The ELI program currently extends to Experience Hosts globally, except for jurisdictions subject to applicable sanctions laws. In the majority of jurisdictions, the ELI program provides insurance through a policy issued by Zurich Insurance Company Ltd., one of the world’s largest insurance providers. In some jurisdictions, where a locally issued policy is required by local laws or regulations, coverage may be provided by a Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. partner company.
The ELI program provides insurance through policies issued by different insurance companies in Japan and China and is placed by Airbnb UK Services Limited in the United Kingdom, an appointed representative of Aon UK Limited as more fully set out as follows:
Different coverage limits and terms may apply depending on the jurisdiction.
The current term of the ELI program is effective to at least June 30, 2025.
Experience Hosts who list online or in-person Experiences on Airbnb’s Platform are insured under the ELI program during the Experience period, unless the Experience is not covered by the ELI program. If applicable, the ELI program covers Experience Hosts for incidents that result in the Experience Host’s legal liability resulting from a bodily injury or property damage claim arising from a guest’s participation in an Airbnb Experience. The incident must also occur during the Airbnb Experience Period and the Experience must have been arranged using the Airbnb Platform.
As previously mentioned, the majority of Experiences are covered on a primary basis by the ELI program. However, some Experiences are covered only on a contingent basis or are not at all by the ELI program.
The ELI program will apply on a contingent basis to those Experiences involving watercrafts and automobiles.
The ELI program does not apply to the following Experiences taking place in the United States:
Coverage does apply to the aforementioned Experiences that occur outside of the United States, with the exceptions of heli skiing and bungee jumping, which are not covered regardless of where they occur.
Please visit this site if you have questions regarding the coverage made available under this program.
Up to $1,000,000 USD per Guest per Experience Period.
The ELI program excludes from coverage:
Please immediately submit the liability insurance intake form if you become aware of any bodily injury or property damage that may be a subject to coverage under the ELI program. After the intake form is completed, a third-party claims adjuster appointed by the insurer will get in touch with you to discuss the claim and gather information. The adjuster will then handle the claim in accordance with the terms of the ELI program and applicable laws and regulations in the applicable jurisdiction.
Please visit this site if you have questions regarding the coverage made available under this program.
In the United Kingdom, if you or another insured under the policy wishes to raise a complaint, you can do so by contacting the address below, and a member of the team will ensure that your complaint is referred to an appropriate person:
Copies of our complaint handling procedures are available on request.
If your complaint is not resolved, you may be entitled to refer it to the Financial Ombudsman Service. Visit this site for further details or contact them at: The Financial Ombudsman Service, Exchange Tower, London, E14 9SR, telephone 0800 023 4567.
If you are based in the European Union, you can register your complaint on the Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform here.