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Insurance for fine dining restaurants

From Michelin-starred institutions to your new restaurant venture going through fit-out, CLEAR have the expertise to tailor a solution to protect your fine dining business with the right insurance cover.

Whether you’re a seasoned restaurateur or entrepreneurial chef, your insurance obligations begin with the fitting-out of any new restaurant before evolving and continuing on throughout day-to-day operation, so it’s important you work with an insurance broker with expertise in the Fine Dining industry. CLEAR has been arranging Fine Dining insurances since 2003 and is able to provide you with the right cover, at the right price, at every stage in your restaurant’s development.

Cover features and benefits

  • Insurance policies to cover the fitting-out of start-up restaurants
  • Buildings, Contents and Stock insurance
  • Public and Employer’s Liability insurance with standard and higher limits available (if, for example, you have a high value accumulation risk)
  • Loss of License cover
  • Food Contamination cover
  • Business Interruption cover
  • Money with Personal Accident & Assault benefits cover
  • Directors and Officers insurance
  • Personal Accident insurance
  • Staff Dishonesty insurance
  • Reputational Damage cover
  • Cyber Risks insurance

What our customers have to say

 

What you need to know

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions we receive about our fine dining insurance policies.

What insurance should I have as a director of a restaurant business?

As a director of a limited company you should have Directors and Officers Insurance and CLEAR can arrange this cover. It is to protect Directors, officers and managers of the business against personal liability claims arising from the decisions and actions they make for and on behalf of the business.

What limit of Public Liability insurance should I have?
Many policies will offer a standard limit of indemnity, such as £5m. However, you should consider whether this sum is adequate for your particular circumstances and CLEAR can help guide you in this regard.
Are there any insurance implications with a TRONC arrangement?
There are two types of cover in particular which could be affected:

  • Staff Dishonesty – if a TRONC manager misappropriates the funds then you would need to ensure you are covered
  • Personal Accident – you will need to factor in TRONC payments when selecting the weekly benefit amounts

CLEAR can help you arrange cover for both of these situations.

How do I calculate the sum to be insured for, for Business Interruption?
You need to make various considerations for factors, such as seasonality, trends, growth and how long your business would be affected for following a serious event, such as a fire. CLEAR will work with you to calculate how much coverage you should arrange as it varies depending on your business’s activities.
What do I need to know about the Deep Fat Frying Warranty on my policy?
The major warranty for restaurant insurance is the Deep Fat Frying Warranty. It usually deals with the following areas:

  • The required specification of deep fat frying equipment. This includes things like the thermostat, automatic shut-off, emergency shut down requirements, the fixing arrangements of the equipment, proximity to combustible materials and connection to the power or gas supply by suitably qualified consultants.
  • The required specification of the extract ducting. This includes things like the material it must be made of.
  • The requirements for fire-fighting equipment. This includes things like where the fire blanket must be kept and what fire extinguishers are required.
  • The required cleaning regime. This includes things like extraction hoods, canopies, filters, sumps, grease traps and so on, and how often they must be cleaned. It will also include the requirement for professional cleaning of the extract. ducting by external specialist contractors.
  • The required storage and removal arrangements from the premises of oily & greasy waste and cloths.

It is vital that you comply with the requirements of a warranty. Were a claim to result, whether directly linked to the warranty or not, your insurer can refuse to pay the claim.

What are the health & safety requirements on espresso machines and lifts?
Espresso machines

This type of equipment is used in many different types of business. Although only used for the production of coffee based hot drinks they are found in restaurants, hotels, coffee shops and leisure facilities.

Systems generally comprise of steam boiler, separate or combined hot water boiler, pipework and protective devices e.g. safety valve, pressure gauge, water level controls and heating element cut-out device.

Under the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000 (PSSR 2000), users and owners of pressure systems (which include coffee machines) are responsible for having boilers and other components on the pressure system tested and certified for safety.

This must be carried out typically every year or as otherwise indicated in the Written Scheme of examination, which is also a statutory requirement and drives the inspection periodicity and indicates what is incorporated within the examination.

If, therefore, your coffee machine were to explode, causing injury or damage to persons or property at any site you own or control and you had not had the system properly tested and certified, your insurers may possibly refuse your claim on the grounds that you were operating the equipment illegally as the machine had not been subject to a thorough examination under the PSSR 2000 regulations

Lifts

The requirements for the examination of lifts and lifting equipment are found within the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).

LOLER prescribes the periods between thorough examinations of lifting equipment. These periods vary according to whether the lift is a passenger lift or a food lift.

If you do have a lift in your restaurant give us a call and we will be able to advise you on the requirements and can make arrangements with an insurer for an Engineering Inspection policy.

Speak to a specialist to arrange your insurance cover:

Call 0330 0948 740 or email