Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ill. Mayor Accused of Steering Insurance Business for Payoffs
Jun 23 2006 // A suburban tavern owner was promised he would receive only “a slap on the wrist” for citations against his business because the agency he bought his insurance through was owned by a friend of the longtime mayor...
N.Y. Restaurant Workers’ Comp Safety Group Pays 40% Dividend
Jun 22 2006 // United Restaurants of New York Workers’ Compensation Safety Group #556 has paid a 40 percent dividend to approximately 775 members for policies through Sept. 30, 2005, according to the group’s manager, The...
A tale of two New Orleans hotels
Jun 19 2006 // If there’s anything to be learned from last year’s hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, it’s that the value of relationships before, during and after a claim is immeasurable, according to Mel Bangs,...
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...
A tale of two New Orleans hotels
May 22 2006 // If there’s anything to be learned from last year’s hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, it’s that the value of relationships before, during and after a claim is immeasurable, according to Mel Bangs,...
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...
Checking-in on hospitality coverage
May 8 2006 // As an agent or broker serving the hospitality market, you’ve enjoyed many coverage options at lower premiums in the last few years. In fact, you’re probably still delivering good news to your clients about...
California State Fund Offers Restaurant-Safety Training Program
Apr 26 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a free restaurant-safety training program at its Oxnard office on April 27. The workshop is designed to help restaurant supervisors and owners create a...
Insurer Sells Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod
Apr 20 2006 // American Financial Group, Inc.’s subsidiary, Great American Financial Resources, Inc., has reached an agreement to sell Chatham Bars Inn, its resort-hotel property located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for $166...
Mass. Couple Charged in Glass-Eating Insurance Fraud
Apr 17 2006 // A Massachusetts man was arrested on charges that he, along with his wife, submitted false insurance claims that they had ingested glass found in food they had eaten at restaurants and grocery stores in Massachusetts, Rhode...
California Bars Workers from Neverland Ranch Due to Insurance
Mar 14 2006 // Michael Jackson has been ordered to pay a $69,000 fine and remove 69 employees from his Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., for allowing workers’ compensation insurance to lapse at the exotic estate that has been...
Cracker Barrel to Fork Over $2M for Harassment at 3 Ill. Restaurants
Mar 13 2006 // Federal District Judge Charles Norgle, Sr. has entered a $2 million consent decree resolving a workplace discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) challenging sexual and...
State Fund to Host Restaurant Health and Safety Workshop in San Francisco
Mar 6 2006 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a free restaurant health and safety workshop in San Francisco to help restaurant supervisors and owners design a comprehensive safety training program and...
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,...
Wis. Law Would Ban Suits Against Restaurants for Making People Fat
Feb 23 2006 // Wisconsin lawmakers are taking tort reform to a new level with a proposal that would prevent people from suing restaurants and food distributors for making them fat. A proposal in the Wisconsin state Senate is designed to...
Hallmark, Texas General Agency
Feb 19 2006 // Hallmark, Texas General Agency Hallmark Financial Services Inc. completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Texas General Agency Inc. and certain affiliates. TGA is a managing general agency involved in the marketing...
Argonaut’s Great Central Partners with Minn. Restaurant Association
Jan 31 2006 // Great Central Insurance, a member of the Select Markets segment of San Antonio, Texas-based Argonaut Group Inc., announced it has been selected by the Minnesota Restaurant Association (MRA) to offer property and casualty...
Thrown Shrimp Blamed in Death of N.Y. Restaurant Patron
Jan 13 2006 // The family of a 43-year-old Long Island, N.Y. man is seeking $10 million in damages, claiming he died months after ducking a flying shrimp tossed by a hibachi chef at a Japanese steakhouse. Attorney Andre Ferenzo said in...
Restaurant sales to top $500 billion in 2006
Jan 2 2006 // Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record $511 billion in 2006, the first time sales will cross the half-trillion dollar mark. According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2006 Restaurant...
Table-top TVs, Web access and other trends
Jan 2 2006 // The National Restaurant Association forecasts the following trends: Restaurants as homes away from home. With growing demand from plugged-in Americans accustomed to operating in a 24/7 society, look for restaurants to...
