Does Card My Yard require a specific insurance provider, or can franchisees choose their own?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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XIII. INSURANCE
- A. Insurance Coverage Requirements. Not later than five (5) days before the Opening Date, you must procure, at your expense, an insurance policy or policies protecting you, us, our Affiliates, successors and assigns, and the officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, agents, representatives, independent contractors and employees of each of them against any demand or claim with respect to personal injury, death or property damage, or any loss, liability or expense whatsoever arising or occurring at or in connection with the operation of the Card My Yard business. You must maintain these policies in full force and effect at all times during the term of this Agreement. We have approved an insurance program offered by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., but you may, at your option, choose to obtain insurance from any qualified provider. All required insurance policies must be purchased from an insurance company with an A.M. Best rating of A or better, must include a one-year tail following the termination, expiration or transfer of this Agreement, must name us as a co-insured, and shall otherwise be reasonably acceptable to us and must include, at a minimum (except as additional coverages and higher policy limits may reasonably be specified by us from time to time in writing), the following:
- (1) comprehensive general liability insurance written on an occurrence form, including coverage for professional liability, broad form contractual liability, broad form property damage, personal injury, advertising injury, completed operations, products liability and fire damage coverage, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, $2,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate, and $1,000,000 personal and advertising injury. The general liability coverage shall include a waiver of subrogation endorsement in favor of us and shall not limit or exclude contractual liability;
- (2) automobile insurance written on a combined single limit basis for bodily injury and
property damage with a limit not less than $500,000 per ac
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are not required to use a specific insurance provider. While Card My Yard has approved an insurance program offered by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., franchisees have the option to obtain insurance from any qualified provider.
However, Card My Yard does have specific requirements for any insurance policy a franchisee chooses. The insurance company must have an A.M. Best rating of A or better. The policy must include a one-year tail following the termination, expiration, or transfer of the Franchise Agreement. Card My Yard must be named as a co-insured. The policy must be reasonably acceptable to Card My Yard.
The insurance policy must include comprehensive general liability insurance with specific coverage amounts, including $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, $2,000,000 products/completed operations aggregate, and $1,000,000 personal and advertising injury. It must also include automobile insurance with a limit not less than $500,000 per accident, covering owned, hired, and non-owned automobiles. These requirements ensure that franchisees maintain adequate coverage to protect both their business and Card My Yard from potential liabilities.