Mood on Main Street: Agents on Hardest Hit Small Businesses
Agents across the country — except in Texas and neighboring states — agree that construction and related trades have been hardest hit by the recession. Restaurants appear to be the second hardest hit....
View ArticleCalifornia Self-Insured Restaurant Group Wins Fraud Conviction
The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corp. (CRMBC) is holding up a new conviction as success story in its ‘intensified campaign’ against workers’ compensation fraud. Jeanette Gallo pleaded no...
View ArticleEx-Workers Accused in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Restaurant Fire
Two former employees are accused of torching a Western Sizzlin restaurant in Thibodaux, La., early on May 21. Police say 18-year-old Donavan Cade Hoffpauir and 22-year-old Derrick Hebert, both of...
View ArticleWestern Security Surplus Launches Admitted Bar, Restaurant Program in Calif.
Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers has launched a bar, tavern and restaurant program in California. This is a brand new program in the California market, offering businesses products with...
View ArticleWillis Launches Pizza Delivery Program
Willis Programs, a unit of Willis Group Holdings, has introduced a customized insurance program for pizza delivery restaurants. PizzaGuard is an insurance program designed specifically to meet the...
View ArticleUpton Group Expands to Cover Pizzerias Nationwide
The Upton Group, LLC is expanding its business to cover pizzerias nationwide through PizzaInsurance.com. Previously the company focused on insuring Domino’s Pizza, one of the nation’s largest pizza...
View ArticleISO Revises ‘Bring Your Own Alcohol’ Establishment Exclusion
ISO has enhanced its commercial general liability (CGL) insurance program to address exposures for establishments that allow their patrons to bring and consume alcoholic beverages on their premises...
View ArticleWhy Restaurant Franchises Make Good Program Business
One industry segment ideal for the program market and somewhat immune to the effects of a battered economy is the fast-food, multi-unit restaurant franchise industry, the experts say. The larger a...
View ArticleProHost USA Launches Data Breach Endorsement for Restaurants
ProHost USA, a Minneapolis-based program administrator, has added a new data breach coverage endorsement to its package programs for fine dining, family dining and fast casual restaurants. The...
View ArticleCapital Insurance Group Launches Risk Mitigation Resource
Capital Insurance Group (CIG), a property and casualty insurer serving the Western United States, has launched a new, online risk mitigation platform, CIG RiskAlly. The new resource is currently...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation Bureau of California Profiles Restaurant Industry
Restaurants make up a sizable portion of California’s workers’ comp system, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released the first report in its industry...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Burger Kings Fined, Agree to Changes Over Child Labor Violations
The owner of nine Burger King franchises in South Carolina has agreed to improve working conditions for minors employed at the restaurants, resolving an action brought by the U.S. Department of Labor....
View ArticleRestaurants Facing New Challenges These Days: Getting More From Insurance...
If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that anything can happen. There are dozens of unforeseen possibilities that could leave your business financially liable or could otherwise...
View ArticleNew Jersey Liquor Board Readies Permits for Home Delivery of Alcoholic Drinks
New Jersey recently announced a permitting process that allows third-party delivery services like DoorDash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex to deliver alcoholic beverages – including cocktails “to go” –...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Kentucky Franchises Fined for Working 10-year-olds at Restaurants
Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds...
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