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Seven Questions Restaurants Should be Asking About Insurance Coverage

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While maybe less cute than National Pet Day (4/11) and less tasty than National Cheeseburger Day (9/18), National Insurance Day on June 28 encourages businesses to shop around for the BEST insurance partner to ensure financial success and safety for all involved. Food service businesses, such as caterers, face additional risks.

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Restaurant Safety: How Restaurateurs Can Improve their Risk Profiles

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These issues have translated to the industry’s insurers as well – causing even more headaches for restaurant owners. The restaurant insurance market has seen rising costs to insure and as a result, carriers have come and gone from the market. We also recommend post-incident training to ensure incidents do not repeat.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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Simplify Health Insurance Open Enrollment Health insurance is one of the most valuable benefits you offer, so make open enrollment a central, streamlined year-end activity. Focus on: Reviewing Safety Protocols : Ensure all staff understand emergency exit locations, proper equipment handling, and current food safety standards.

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Avoiding the Four Biggest Traps of Restaurant Payroll

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The misclassification of employees When hiring new workers, one of the most important decisions for restaurant owners to make is determining whether this individual will be an employee or independent contractor. The former are entitled to benefits such as minimum wage, overtime pay and workers’ compensation insurance.

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Food Delivery Exposure Best Practices: Tips for Hired and Non-Owned Auto Exposure Controls

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Consider the following in your risk management and business continuity programs: Use of Food Delivery Services vs. Company Employees – By using a hired food delivery service, a restaurant can reduce the chance of employees having an accident by using their cars or the owner’s vehicles.

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Four Questions to Ask When Evaluating Third-Party Delivery Services

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The food is then delivered by drivers hired by the service. In that case, there may not be any insurance outside the driver’s personal auto insurance. If you’re contracting with a third-party delivery service, let your insurance agent know. Ask how the service screens its potential drivers.

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Four Things Bar and Restaurant Owners Should Consider in their Coverage 

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With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. Proper communication with the insurance agent about all the ins and outs of the restaurant can help set up the policy right from the get-go.

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