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Liquor liability insurance in St. John’s, Corner Brook and throughout Newfoundland.

As a business that serves alcohol, liquor liability insurance is essential. This type of policy protects you and your business in the unfortunate event that a customer causes damage or injury after being served alcohol by your business.

Do you need Liquor Liability Insurance?

Serving alcohol at a special event or owning a business that serves alcohol always involves an element of risk. Liquor liability insurance protects your company against loss or damages claimed as the result of a patron of your business becoming intoxicated and injuring themselves or others. If your business manufactures, sells, serves, or facilitates the use or purchase of alcohol, then you need liquor liability insurance coverage.

Liquor Liability 101

There has always been a great deal of confusion about the need for liquor liability – even among insurance professionals. Liquor liability laws vary greatly by state, and insurance policy coverage options are often confusing. Here is some basic information on the subject:

  • Laws: hold alcoholic beverage servers financially liable for harm that visibly intoxicated individuals cause to other people, themselves, or property. These laws are established at the provincial level. They can apply not only to bars, liquor stores, and restaurants but also to social clubs and private events where liquor is served. These laws also include selling liquor without a license, selling liquor after hours, and selling liquor to minors.
  • Liquor Legal Liability: provides coverage for bodily injury or property damage for which you may become legally liable as the result of contributing to a person’s intoxication. This coverage is provided by a separate policy and will only cover establishments ‘in the business of’ manufacturing, selling, distributing, or serving alcoholic beverages for a charge. This exposure is not covered under a general liability policy.
  • Host Liquor Liability Insurance Policies: cover special events for businesses that elect to serve alcohol to their employees, prospects, and customers. This type of liability insurance is also needed by people and businesses serving or providing alcoholic beverages to customers, guests, or employees.

How can Wedgwood help?

Court decisions coupled with new laws and regulations holding vendors of alcoholic beverages increasingly responsible for damages under liquor liability laws. Nevertheless, liquor liability insurance continues to be a quiet – if not dwindling – market around the country. I

Wedgwood Insurance Limited makes your liquor liability insurance process as simple as possible. By filling out a simple online form, our expert advisors will shop the market for you and get the best possible coverage and competitive premiums. We pride ourselves on taking care of our clients and their interests.

Let’s discuss your liquor liability insurance.

One of our insurance advisors will reach out to you to review your information and present you with the appropriate liquor liability insurance solution. There’s no obligation, just good-old-fashioned advice.
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Wedgwood Insurance offers comprehensive liquor liability insurance in St. John’s, Corner Brook and throughout Newfoundland.
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