Latest Liquor Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liquor Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Mass. liquor JUA serves up misleading market information
Sep 4 2006 // As a managing general agent for liquor liability insurance for over 20 years, I took great interest in a recent article in Insurance Journal titled, “Raising the bar on liquor liability training.” (See...
The Mass. liquor JUA serves up misleading market information
Sep 4 2006 // As a managing general agent for liquor liability insurance for over 20 years, I took great interest in a recent article in Insurance Journal entitled, “Raising the bar on liquor liability training.” (See...
Fla. Police Seek Stores, Bars Selling Liquor to Teens
Aug 29 2006 // There’s one in every town — a convenience store where IDs aren’t necessary, or a low-lit bar whose servers never bother to ask. In Jacksonville, Florida officials say, that bar was Rockets, where Stephanie...
Pacific Coast E&S Offers Liquor Liability Program
Aug 28 2006 // Pacific Coast E&S Services, Sherwood, Ore., is offering a new market for liquor liability in Oregon. This is a market for stand-alone liquor liability for restaurants, bars, taverns — live entertainment OK...
Mich. Lawmakers Consider New Alcohol Limit Law for Boaters
Jun 26 2006 // The Michigan Legislature wants to toughen the law regarding alochol limits for boaters. Alcohol typically plays a role in about a third of reported boating deaths each year, according to the Michigan Association of...
Mass. Liquor JUA Rewards Training Security Staff, Not Just Servers
May 25 2006 // The Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts (LLJUA) and a security training company are teaming up to transform security staff into trained professionals in what is believed to be the first program...
Argonaut Group’s Great Central Introduces Mich. Liquor Liability Insurance Program
May 15 2006 // Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of Argonaut Group, Inc., announced today the addition of a liquor liability insurance program for the state of Michigan to its portfolio of specialized...
N.D. Blues President Allowed to Keep Job, Undergoing Alcohol Treatment
May 11 2006 // The president of North Dakota’s largest health insurance provider will be allowed to keep his job under certain conditions, after pleading guilty to drunken driving, the insurer’s board chairman says. Michael...
STUDY QUESTIONS VALUE OF LIQUOR-SERVER TRAINING
May 8 2006 // Programs for modifying environments where alcohol is served, including bars and liquor stores, do not help reduce alcohol-related injuries, according to a new review of controlled studies. “There is no reliable...
Reviewer Doubts Server Training Helps Curb Alcohol-Related Injuries
Apr 21 2006 // Programs for modifying environments where alcohol is served — including bars and liquor stores — do not help reduce alcohol-related injuries, according to a new review of controlled studies. “There is no reliable...
Conn. Doctors Hit Policy Exclusions for Alcohol-Related Injuries
Apr 18 2006 // Eight years ago, then-18-year-old Oliver Bishop IV made a costly mistake. The Guilford, Conn. teen bought a case of beer and a half-pint of liquor and visited numerous parties. Though he had a designated driver that night,...
Conn. Lawmakers Try Again to Ban Open Liquor Containers in Cars
Mar 6 2006 // For years, legislation has been introduced in the General Assembly that would ban open containers of beer and liquor from cars. And for years it has been defeated. Proponents are trying again. “I’m the eternal...
Geo. F. Brown & Sons Extends Liquor Liability Program to Arizona
Feb 24 2006 // Geo. F. Brown & Sons Inc. is offering a liquor liability program in Arizona. Available on a non-admitted basis, the new program is for all classes serving alcoholic beverages including bars and taverns, restaurants,...
ARIZ. COULD DENY BENEFITS TO THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE FOR DRUGS, ALCOHOL
Feb 20 2006 // Arizona lawmakers have preliminarily approved a bill and constitutional amendment that would deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured or killed on the job who test positive for alcohol or illegal...
Ariz. Wants to Deny Workers’ Comp Benefits to Those Who Test Positive for Drugs, Alcohol
Feb 10 2006 // Arizona lawmakers have preliminary approved a bill and constitutional amendment that would deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured or killed on the job who test positive for alcohol or illegal...
R.I. Requiring Bartenders to Complete Alcohol-Awareness Class by April
Jan 5 2006 // Rhode Island bartenders are being told they must go back to school to learn about how to help prevent underage drinking and drunk driving by patrons. The state’s servers must complete an alcohol-awareness class by...
Liquor Liability
Sep 5 2005 // Nuts and Bolts: Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc. (GFB) is expanding its Illinois liquor liability program to a multi-state program. Available on an admitted basis in Illinois and non-admitted elsewhere, this new program is...
GFB & Sons Offers Expanded Ill. Liquor Liability Program
Aug 11 2005 // Geo. F. Brown & Sons, Inc. (GFB) has reached an exclusive agreement with the AM Best “A”-rated carriers of the RSUI Group Inc. to expand its Illinois liquor liability program to a multi-state program. The...
Mass. LLJUA Hikes Limits, Adjusts Rates For Liquor Liability Coverage
Jun 8 2005 // The Liquor Liability Joint Underwriting Association of Massachusetts now offers coverage up to $1 million per person and $1 million per occurrence. The previous coverage limit was $500,000 per person and $1 million per...
Alcohol, Drug Abuse Treatment
Dec 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Union General is offering coverage for facilities specializing in care and treatment of drug and alcohol abusers, including for profit and nonprofit centers and halfway houses. Coverage available for...
