Operating an Anytime Fitness location in Alaska means posting a $25,000 surety bond under your franchise agreement — ours is $250 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only — no hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.
















A franchise-agreement bond like this is one of the simpler filings in surety. Here's the entire process:
Business details, your Anytime Fitness contract date, and an effective date. That's the application.
Franchise bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit as part of your Anytime Fitness location paperwork. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
Alaska's Title 45 trade-practices statutes have no chapter addressing health clubs, gyms, or fitness membership contracts, so there is no state bonding requirement to point to here. This bond is a condition of your Anytime Fitness franchise agreement — the franchisor requires each Alaska location to carry it as a $25,000 financial guarantee tied to operating under the Anytime Fitness brand.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal, the franchisee), the surety carrier, and Anytime Fitness or its designated affiliate (the obligee), with the franchise system and its members as the protected interest. If a franchisee fails to meet the obligations the bond covers, a claim can be made against it up to $25,000.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Keep a copy of your bond and your franchise agreement together, since the exact conditions triggering a claim are set by your agreement with Anytime Fitness, not by state law. Confirm the current required amount and any renewal terms directly with your franchisor before you apply.
These are the actual issuing fields, including your Anytime Fitness contract date. The credit section authorizes a soft pull only.
Start the application →$250 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.