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Why Cyber Insurance Is Critical for Limited-Service, Franchise Hotels’ Business Continuity
Hotels are favorite targets of cybercriminals, who are upping their game with increasingly sophisticated tactics to breach and shut down networks, demanding a ransom to get a system back online, and duping employees into providing confidential data and wire transfer of money. According to Cornell University and Freedom Pay research, 31% of hospitality providers have…
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Cyber Liability Insurance: A Quick Rundown from Distinguished
This Article Highlights: In 2022, a panel of risk management experts declared cyber incidents the biggest threat to businesses worldwide. It beat out natural disasters (25%), pandemics (22%), and even supply chain disruptions (42%). It’s no wonder that 75% of businesses today have cyber liability insurance to protect themselves in case their businesses fall victim…
9 Restaurant Insurance Exposures You Need to Know
Restaurants face several exposures, including those that all businesses face and others specific to the industry and their operation. Restaurant insurance claims stem from property, liability, cyber, crime, and employment practices-related exposures. The key is to ensure the right insurance program and protocols are in place to transfer and mitigate these risks. PROPERTY RESTAURANT INSURANCE…
5 Reasons You Need Distinguished Restaurant Insurance
Distinguished is your one-stop shop for restaurant insurance needs. Watch this quick 1-minute video above highlighting our comprehensive coverage. Or read below to learn more: Reason #1: One-Stop Shop for Restaurants Distinguished offers Property, General Liability, Liquor Liability, EPLI, Umbrella, Cyber, and other product enhancements. You’ll be able to provide exclusive protection from an A+…
14 Ways Hotels Can Mitigate Risk at Onsite Gyms
Accidents will happen… and they can happen at hotel gyms if proper precautions aren’t in place. Some of the worst injuries happen in workout settings. A guest trips over a kettle ball left on the floor while someone else tries yoga and sprains their back. So how can hotels mitigate risks at their onsite fitness…
Hotel Cybersecurity Best Practices
In 2018, after detecting suspicious activity in the reservation database of a Marriott hotel company, security investigators discovered two forms of malware. Hackers had used one program to access the hotel computer system and another to surf its memory for valuable data. The massive security breach stole private information like passport numbers and credit cards…
Ghost Kitchens Insurance Package… A Closer Look
Ghost kitchens, also known as “cloud” or “virtual kitchens,” are cooking facilities chefs and restauranteurs can lease. There are no dining rooms, seats, tables, waiters, hosts/hostesses, cashiers, or patrons. As one publication described them, ghost kitchens are sort of the “We Work” for chefs. In essence, they are physical spaces for operators to create off-premises…
A Closer Look into Primary Hotel Insurance Benefits
Distinguished has been in the hotel insurance business a long time, protecting more than one million of the nation’s hotel rooms with our Umbrella Program. Over the years, we’ve added General Liability (GL), Commercial Auto, and Cyber Liability to our product lines to address and respond to the various exposures hotels face. Now hotel insurance…
Cyber Rates Are Going Up, but Purchasing Coverage Is More Important Than Ever
While many of the cyberattacks that get press are against high-profile entities or organizations, all types and sizes of business, including hotels and restaurants, are vulnerable to the sophisticated methods utilized by today’s cybercriminals – from phishing to ransomware and scareware tactics. Additionally, cybercriminals have upped their game with attacks rising consistently over the last…
Surge in Hotel Bookings this Fall comes with Risks
If COVID-19 has taught us anything, it’s that being inside with lots of people is an easy way for viruses to spread. Hotels should take note of this, since according to the latest data from Tripadvisor, this fall is supposed to be the busiest season for hotels all across the country. And since fall is…
Be Cyber Smart! Tips from Cybersecurity Awareness Month
You visit Facebook and type in your password. Red letters tell you your information is not recognized. You attempt to reset your password but notice your account has a new and unfamiliar email address. It dawns on you all at once: your account has been hacked.