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Understand your risks

What are you really protecting in the kitchen, dining room, and bar?

Tap each hotspot to see what matters most in restaurant and liquor liability insurance and how it protects your business, staff, and guests.

Restaurant and liquor liability insurance risks
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General liability

Helps protect your restaurant or bar from common third-party injury and property damage claims.

How Amara helps:

General liability is the foundation of a restaurant and liquor liability policy. If a guest slips, a vendor gets hurt, or your operation is accused of causing damage, this coverage is meant to help with covered claims and defense costs.

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Coverage basics

Restaurant and liquor liability explained in plain English

Here’s the simple version of the main coverages so you can match the policy to how your restaurant, bar, or lounge actually operates.

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General liability

Helps protect your business from common injury and property damage claims.

Covered
Covered: slips, visitor injuries, property damage, defense costs
Not usually covered
Not usually covered: every operational or alcohol-related loss
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Liquor liability

Helps with claims tied to serving or selling alcohol.

Covered
Covered: alcohol-related incidents, covered defense costs
Not usually covered
Not usually covered: non-alcohol claims or excluded conduct
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Property

Helps protect the restaurant space and the equipment inside it.

Covered
Covered: building, furniture, kitchen equipment, fixtures
Not usually covered
Not usually covered: wear and tear or poor maintenance
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Workers comp / equipment

Helps with employee injuries and major kitchen equipment problems.

Covered
Covered: job injuries, equipment breakdown, recovery costs
Not usually covered
Not usually covered: voluntary recalls or unrelated injuries

Quick guide

What kind of restaurant or bar setup do you need?

Use this to see what kind of protection usually fits your food and beverage business.

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Sit-down restaurant

Usually needs general liability, property, workers comp, and equipment protection.

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Bar or lounge

Usually needs stronger liquor liability and guest injury protection.

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Fast-casual / takeout

May need property, liability, workers comp, and equipment coverage based on the kitchen setup.

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Restaurant with alcohol

Needs a policy that balances food service and liquor liability exposures together.