Latest Restaurant Headlines

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Alabama Bars’ Machines Let Drinkers Test Alcohol Level

Feb 18 2011 // The latest electronic novelty popping up in local bars in Alabama might spare someone a night in jail or even save a life — or it might just become another drinking game.Breathalyzer machines have been installed at...

Mood on Main Street: Agents on Hardest Hit Small Businesses

Feb 17 2011 // 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.In terms of lines...

Chartis’ Introduces Enhancements for Restaurant, Real Estate Industries

Feb 7 2011 // Chartis has introduced Prime Express with XSEnhanced, a suite of coverage endorsements developed by its Growth Enterprises Division to provide industry-specific enhancements to Growth Enterprises’ Prime Express...

Main Street’s Hardest Hit Businesses

Feb 7 2011 // 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.In terms of lines...

Insurance Industry Can Help Pizzerias Avoid Losses on Super Bowl Sunday

Feb 4 2011 // Americans will consumer 30 million slices of pizza on Sunday, making Super Bowl Sunday one of the busiest day of the year for pizza chains. Papa Johns, the official pizza sponsor for Super Bowl XL, expects to have its...

Texas Mutual Returns $2.1M Dividend to Texas Restaurant Assoc.

Jan 6 2011 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a $2,130,561 dividend to the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The dividend was based largely on the group’s overall loss...

Aon Launches Extended Restaurant Brand Protection Policy

Dec 7 2010 // Aon Risk Solutions, Aon’s global risk management division, announced that it has developed an insurance policy that provides a greater level of protection than has previously been available from the insurance market...

Judge Bars New York City From Hiring New Firefighters

Oct 21 2010 // A federal judge has barred New York City from hiring new firefighters after criticizing its handling of a discrimination lawsuit against the fire department.Judge Nicholas Garaufis (GEHR’-ah-fuhs) said Tuesday his...

Avizent Introduces New Risk Sharing Captive for Restaurant Industry

Aug 12 2010 // National claims and risk management service provider Avizent has launched Restaurant Franchise Captive Program II, a risk-sharing captive for restaurant franchisees covering all lines of business – workers’...

Baltimore Restaurant Workers Awarded $34M after CO Leak

Jul 30 2010 // A Baltimore jury has awarded $34.3 million to 23 employees of an Inner Harbor steakhouse who suffered brain damage as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.The plaintiffs worked for the Ruth’s Chris Steak House at...

Midlands to Provide Work Comp Program for Oklahoma Restaurants

Jul 6 2010 // Oklahoma City-based Midlands Management Corp. announced it has been selected as the endorsed workers’ compensation program provider for members of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association (ORA).In choosing Midlands as its...

Affinity Benefits Partners Launches Program for Texas Restaurants

Jun 25 2010 // Affinity Benefits Partners, a Hotchkiss Insurance Programs LLC (HIP) company, has teamed up with Pan-American Benefits Solutions to offer an exclusive health benefits program for restaurants in Texas.PanaMed, underwritten...

BP Oil Spill Costing Mississippi Coast $120 Million: Report

Jun 17 2010 // The Gulf of Mexico oil spill will cost Mississippi’s coastal counties nearly $120 million in lost tourism and service industry revenues this summer season, even though the state’s beaches have not been hit by...

Restaurants Lax on Food Safety, Says Researcher

Jun 15 2010 // Here’s an unappetizing thought: A review of restaurant food safety practices found that a typical kitchen worker cross-contaminates food with potentially dangerous pathogens about once per hour.Among the risky...

Tennessee Governor Again Vetoes Bill Allowing Guns in Bars

May 21 2010 // Gov. Phil Bredesen this week vetoed a renewed effort to allow Tennessee handgun carry permit holders to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.The Democratic governor said in a letter to...

Growth of Craft Beer Industry Brews Plenty of Opportunity for Insurance Professionals

May 3 2010 // The beer industry, like many others, has been impacted by the economy with one notable exception: craft brewers. The microbrewery, brew pub and brewery industries have actually seen sales jump in the last few years while...

E&O Insights: Food for Thought When Insuring Bars and Restaurants

May 3 2010 // It is probably fair to say that just about every town has a restaurant or tavern. Thus, pursuing these commercial risks is probably close to a no-brainer. Before you take that first step, however, be aware that these risks...

Insential Partners with Vela Insurance to Expand Liquor Liability Program

Apr 20 2010 // Insential Inc. has joined with Vela Insurance Services, LLC to offer an exclusive liquor program for bars, night clubs, restaurants and special events to be written on Gemini Insurance Co. paper. The program will provide a...

More Males Filing Sexual Harassment in Workplace Claims

Mar 22 2010 // John Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer.During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and...

More Males Filing Sexual Harassment in Workplace Claims

Mar 5 2010 // John Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer.During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and...