At City of Seattle venues and facilities where alcoholic beverages are served/sold, our principal loss prevention technique is to require a server with State of WA Mandatory Alcohol Server Training (MAST). This applies even when the server is not stautorily required to have that certification, such as a hosted bar social event or a no-host bar for a 501(c)3 non-profit fundraising event. Note that neither of these instances require commercial liquor liability as they fall under the “host liquor liability” exception to the liquor liability exclusion in a standard CGL policy.
It is interesting to see how dram shop liabilities vary from state to state, though only a couple of examples were listed. Everyone should look closely at their state’s social host liability law for more information. Dram shop consultant services’ availability usually differs in each state.
At City of Seattle venues and facilities where alcoholic beverages are served/sold, our principal loss prevention technique is to require a server with State of WA Mandatory Alcohol Server Training (MAST). This applies even when the server is not stautorily required to have that certification, such as a hosted bar social event or a no-host bar for a 501(c)3 non-profit fundraising event. Note that neither of these instances require commercial liquor liability as they fall under the “host liquor liability” exception to the liquor liability exclusion in a standard CGL policy.
It is interesting to see how dram shop liabilities vary from state to state, though only a couple of examples were listed. Everyone should look closely at their state’s social host liability law for more information. Dram shop consultant services’ availability usually differs in each state.