What Type of Insurance Do I Need for a Bar?

Importance of Bar Insurance

As a bar owner, you are well aware of how much fun it can be to go out on the town with friends. Gathering with their friends and family to enjoy a few of drinks, perhaps some pool, excellent food, and perhaps even some dancing is something that most people look forward to every year. Unfortunately, there are some instances in which the clients of your company might constitute a threat to your company's security. The fact that they have had too much alcohol and have fallen, the fact that someone sober slips on a spilt drink, or the fact that people fight are all reasons why a lawsuit against your company may be filed against you.

  1. General Liability Insurance

General liability insurance is required by law in the majority of states for the majority of enterprises. As a result, it is frequently the first type of insurance that a business owner obtains. This insurance coverage will prevent your company from having to shoulder the whole financial burden of property damage and bodily injury claims that arise on your property as a result of legitimate business operations on your property. Things like as persons tripping and falling on their way to the restroom are covered under this policy, among others.

A hot plate being dropped in the lap of a client sitting at your facility, for example, may be covered by your insurance coverage, depending on the specifics of the policy you have in place.

2.      Liquor Liability Insurance

Liquor Liability Insurance is vital for any bar or restaurant that wants to be protected. This coverage will protect your company against physical harm or property damage caused by a drunk individual who has been supplied alcoholic beverages by the policyholder or their employees. In some states, if a drunk individual causes bodily damage to a third party after consuming alcohol at your institution, your business might be held accountable in a lawsuit. This depends on the state in which you operate.

3.      Commercial Property

Commercial Property Insurance is another type of coverage that every bar, restaurant, and nightclub require in some way or another. This is true regardless of whether you own or rent the property where your company is located.

When it comes to real estate, replacement cost is preferable since it includes the whole cost of demolishing the property and removing all necessary waste, as well as any construction expenditures to create a new structure.

4.      Business Income and Extra Expense Coverage

Businesses should consider purchasing Business Income Insurance as the final form of insurance to protect themselves against loss of income.

Because of a covered loss, this sort of coverage will pay you for any revenue you lose while your firm is closed for a specified length of time. The most important need for this insurance to be activated is that the fundamental reason for your company's closure must be a covered loss.

If you do not obtain coverage for the primary reason for the business's closure, then this insurance will not be effective and will not pay out.

 

In order to protect your company, KEL Insurance can assist you in selecting and customizing the appropriate bar insurance coverage for you. Our representatives are dedicated to providing great customer service as well as straightforward suggestions.

Lars Kristiansen