Latest Restaurant Headlines

All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.

State Fund Hosting Restaurant Health and Safety Workshop

Oct 27 2005 // The California State Compensation Insurance Fund’s San Jose District Office will be hosting a free Restaurant Health and Safety workshop to help restaurant owners create a comprehensive safety training program and...

Growing a Niche in the Bed and Breakfast Industry

Oct 17 2005 // As leaves begin to fall in the Midwest, city dwellers are making an exodus to quaint towns like Galena, Ill. and Dubuque, Iowa to soak up the autumn colors and ambiance. For many, their stays center around a country inn or...

Growing a Niche in the Bed and Breakfast Industry

Oct 17 2005 // As leaves begin to fall in the Midwest, city dwellers are making an exodus to quaint towns like Galena, Ill. and Dubuque, Iowa to soak up the autumn colors and ambiance. For many, their stays center around a country inn or...

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...

Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty

Sep 5 2005 // A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in New York to conspiracy charges related to insurance fraud. The case stems from the findings of a joint investigation by the...

California Man Pleads Guilty

Sep 5 2005 // John Arcurio, of Fillmore, California, plead guilty June 22, to two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud and insurance fraud. Arcurio was arrested in Kern County and transferred to the County of Ventura...

Restaurant Insurance Joins with Hartford to Service Restaurants

Aug 31 2005 // Restaurant Insurance Corp. (RIC), a Greenwood Village, Colo.-based insurance firm specializing in restaurant insurance has formed an exclusive partnership with the Hartford Insurance Company to provide property and...

Customized Liability for Restaurants

Aug 22 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Monitor Liability Managers Inc. released “Restaurant InsurePak,” a tailor-made employment practices liability program geared specifically for full-service restaurants, fast-food restaurants,...

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...

Bay Area Agent/Broker Pleads Guilty

Jul 27 2005 // A former California insurance broker/agent faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in New York to conspiracy charges related to insurance fraud. The case stems from the findings of a joint investigation by the...

Liability for Restaurants

Jul 4 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Monitor Liability Managers Inc. released “Restaurant InsurePak,” a tailor-made employment practices liability program geared specifically for full-service restaurants, fast-food restaurants,...

Monitor Liability Managers’ Now Offering EPL Program Involving Customized Liability for Restaurants

Jun 14 2005 // Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based Monitor Liability Managers Inc. announced the release of the Restaurant InsurePak, a tailor-made employment practices liability program geared specifically for full-service restaurants,...

Investigation of Alleged Overbilling Lands Calif. Chiropractor, Legal Assistant Behind Bars

Jun 13 2005 // An Encino chiropractor and her legal assistant have been arrested and charged with two counts each of insurance fraud following an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division. Chiropractor...

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...

AMC West Writing Bar/Tavern/Restaurants in Nevada

Jun 7 2005 // Bob Kindness, vice president and general manager of the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based branch of AMC, announced that Nevada has been added to its nationwide bar, tavern and restaurant package program for general liability...

Friedlander’s N.Y. United Restaurants’ Safety Group Pays 40% Dividend

Jun 7 2005 // The Friedlander Group Inc., the group manager for United Restaurants of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #556, underwritten by the N.Y. State Insurance Fund, paid a 40 percent dividend to approximately 740...

Pa. Lawmaker Wants Shield Against Obesity Lawsuits

Apr 26 2005 // A state legislator wants to add Pennsylvania to the list of states that protect the food industry from lawsuits in which people blame restaurants and other food vendors for making them fat. Rep. Douglas Reichley, R-Lehigh,...

Argonaut Unit Partners with N. C. Restaurant Assoc.

Apr 10 2005 // Great Central Insurance Company, a member of San Antonio-based Argonaut Group Inc.’s Specialty Commercial segment, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with the North Carolina Restaurant Association to...

‘Cheeseburger’ Bills Fill State Lawmakers’ Plates

Mar 7 2005 // Nebraska state Sen. Jeanne Combs used to weigh more than 300 lbs., and she hopes that fact will carry some weight in her campaign to prohibit people from suing the fast-food industry for making them fat. Combs, who...

GL/Property – Restaurant and Hospitality

Feb 7 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Wausau Insurance rolled out the latest in a series of Wausau Express package policies for property and general liability–with the newest versions designed for restaurant and hospitality businesses....