Food Business Insurance

Commercial Auto Policy  

Commercial auto insurance covers the cost of property damage, medical bills, and possible lawsuits caused by an accident. This policy is a must for every business that owns a vehicle which also includes your food business. 

For instance, this policy helps cover:

• Legal charges: When your food van driver gets sued because of a car accident.  
• Medical expenses: When your food truck delivers contaminated food to your customers leading to foodborne illnesses.  
• Collision: When your food delivery van gets into an accident.  
• Uninsured motorists: When your unlicensed employee uses the food van and meets with an accident on their delivery route.  
• Non-collision damages: When your food van catches on fire.  

Commercial General Liability Insurance (CGLI)  

CGLI covers workplace third party property damage, bodily injury, and related lawsuits. This policy is also known as business liability insurance as it covers business liabilities too.  

Coverages that CGLI provides for food businesses are:  

• Customer injuries: When a customer gets hurt on your property, CGLI can pay for medical expenses.
• Customer property damage: When a server spills wine over your customer’s phone or a laptop, the policy can pay for the device’s replacement cost.
• Advertising injuries: When your hotel’s brand logo unknowingly becomes an exact copy of your competitor’s slogan.

Liquor Liability Insurance

Liquor liability insurance covers the cost of the property damage inflicted by an intoxicated person served with your alcohol. The policy is known as dram shop insurance as it protects businesses that sell or serve alcohol.   

This policy provides coverage for the following:  

• Property damage: When a drunk customer hits another person’s car and leaves a dent on it.  
• Accidental injury: When a customer in a drunken state crosses the road and gets hit by a car.  
• Assault and battery: When a drunk customer picks a fight and severely injures another person.  
• On-the-job drinking: When your bartender drinks during work-hours and causes property damage to your bar. 

Cyber Liability Policy  

Whether it’s a data breach or network failure, cyber liability insurance covers all the financial losses that result from cybersecurity violations.   

Cyber crimes have been increasing, and any business can be a victim of cyber threats. A New York Times article showed that companies were facing over $1 billion in losses because their loyalty programs were targeted by cyberattacks. Cyber liability insurance is a must if you want to protect your restaurants and hotels from being a target of cyberattacks. This policy helps to cover:  

• Legal expenses: When a customer files a lawsuit against you for failing to prevent their data from being hacked during their stay at your hotel.  
• Data breaches: For instance, McDonald’s delivery app in India leaked over 2.2 million users’ personal information.  

Umbrella and Excess Liability Policy  

Commercial umbrella insurance acts as a roof for other liability policies. It extends the liability coverage over certain primary liability policies, such as commercial auto, commercial property, and CGLI. Commercial umbrella insurance protects your business when the cost of damages exceeds the primary policy’s limit.

Pollution Liability Policy   

A pollution liability policy covers costs and damage claims related to pollution caused by your food business. It also provides coverage for liability claims for bodily injuries, illnesses, or deaths caused due to pollution.    

Product Liability Policy

Product liability insurance covers any financial or legal damages caused by selling a product. It applies to all businesses that manufacture or sell products. 

For instance, in September 2011, a Muslim patron filed a case against McDonald’s. The lawsuit claimed that the food chain did not meet Islamic requirements while preparing food, even though its advertising proclaimed that it did. McDonald’s paid out a settlement of $700,000 to members of the Muslim community in the area.    

Commercial Property Policy  

Commercial property insurance helps to protect your business’s property and premises. For example, if your food truck hits another person’s car, commercial property will provide coverages for the damage done.   

Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI)   

EPLI is one of the forms of professional liability insurance. This policy deals with cases such as harassment, discrimination, or wrongful termination of employees.  

How Much Does Food Liability Insurance Cost? 

The following factors that affect the cost of insurance are:  

1. The size of your business  
2. Level of risk  
3. Value of the equipment  
4. Risk management techniques, such as fire extinguishers, sprinklers, etc.