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Hospitality & Restaurant Insurance
Creative Ways Restaurants Are Responding to Coronavirus
While restrictions have eased and restaurant sales are seeing an increase, the restaurant industry is far from normal. During the first three months of the pandemic alone, the National Restaurant Association estimates that the restaurant and foodservice industry lost over $120 billion of revenue. And over half of all restaurants are expected to remain permanently…
The Legal Challenges of Reopening Restaurants
Restaurants have had a heck of a hard time during the pandemic, shut down for months with some operations able to ramp up their take-out and delivery services to make up for revenue shortfalls, then reopening in-person dining across the country only to face new restrictions in many states because of a surge in COVID-19…
Remote Work Cybersecurity Best Practices
Hacking activity is up, with cybercriminals taking advantage of remote work vulnerabilities amid the COVID-19 crisis. There are approximately 85 million Americans working from home. In fact, researchers cite that activity against corporations in the United States more than doubled by some measures in March, with malware infections, phishing tactics ,and ransomware running rampant. That’s…
High Vacancy: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hotel Industry
No question, the hotel industry is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic along with the airline, travel and restaurant sectors. Hotels have been closed for months and millions of employees have been laid off and furloughed. According to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, “leisure and hospitality” hotels in the U.S. are on…
Navigating Today’s Umbrella Insurance Market
In our previous article, we discussed what factors are driving rate increases, capacity restrictions, tighter underwriting, and program structure changes in the Excess Insurance market. It’s important to note that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, carriers were already tightening underwriting in the Excess/Umbrella market, specifically in the hotel, restaurant, and habitational sectors. In recent months,…
Umbrella Insurance Offers Added Protection for Small Businesses
For small businesses, including those in the hospitality sector such as restaurants and limited-service hotels, liability insurance is critical in protecting their assets against lawsuits that can arise from guests and other third parties. Small business liability insurance (Commercial General Liability/CGL) provides coverage for third-party claims of bodily injury and property damage, and pays for…
How Hotels Are Securing Properties While Closed, Preparing for Re-opening
COVID-19 has hit few industries as hard as the hospitality sector with a large percentage of hotels temporarily closed while others have pivoted to provide services and emergency housing to healthcare workers and first responders. The industry will recover eventually as lockdown restrictions relax slowly across the country and we get back to business. In…
Unlocking the Growing Cyber Risks in the Hospitality Industry
No industry, including the hospitality sector, is untouched by the growing threat of cybercrime. According to a report by Accenture, organizations have seen security breaches and other cyber risks grow by 67% in the past five years alone.
COVID-19 Issues, Impacts, and Solutions: Experts Weigh In
As the world grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtually no one has been left unaffected. As we all work to adjust to this “new normal,” virtually every profession, trade, and industry is struggling with unprecedented challenges. Our industry is not immune to such challenges, and is constantly working to adapt to the…
Can’t make your rent or mortgage payment due to COVID-19? Here’s what you need to know
Since the beginning of the Coronavirus shutdowns, over 26 million workers have filed unemployment claims in the United States. As cases of COVID-19 spread and people across the country find themselves homebound due to shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders, the retail and restaurant industries have been hit especially hard.