Matthew Perry’s Hot Tub Incident Highlights Insurance Risk Concerns

When it comes to washing away stress and soothing achy joints, it’s hard to beat the warm water and gurgling jets of a hot tub.

But the untimely death on Oct. 28, 2023, of beloved actor Matthew Perry of ‘Friends’ fame serves as a painful reminder that there are distinct risks linked to owning a hot tub, and with those risks come liability and insurance concerns.

Roughly 300 people a year die in hot tub-related accidents, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and children are especially at risk. Add home swimming pools and spas to the mix, and the number of annual injuries swells past 6,000 each year.