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New Surveys Show Commercial Lines Insurance Rates Continue to Rise

Towers Watson, a global professional services company, recently released its latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), indicating that insurance prices rose by almost 7% in aggregate during the fourth quarter of 2012. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of price increases and the…

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Demand for Excess Flood Insurance Rising

We’ve been talking a lot about Sandy and the residual effects of the hurricane that hit the Northeast last October. And in the coming months we’ll continue to do so as different issues continue to arise, putting insurance in the spotlight as businesses…

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Extreme Weather Conditions Put Spotlight on Coastal Properties & Increased Exposures

Hurricane Sandy’s destruction along the Jersey Shore and the wreckage it left behind underscores the exposures properties face so close to the coast. Now many are rethinking the development that has taken place along the Shore over the last two decades and whether…

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Trending: Heating Up – Food Trucks vs. Restaurants

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on August 28, 2012
in Home_News

Realty TV has given us “Restaurant Wars” where chefs go head to head in setting up new eateries to see who has the best new food fare and business acumen, but on streets across the country, there is a new kind of war taking…

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Employment Practices: Sexual Harassment Top HR Issue for Hospitality Industry

As we discussed in one of our earlier blog posts, employee liability lawsuits have risen over the last few years, including in the hospitality industry. Part of this can be attributed to a faltering economy that fuels a litigation environment; the other contributing…

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New in Hotel Industry: Measurement Initiative to Deliver Consistency & Standards on Reducing Carbon Footprint

Recently, it was announced that twenty-three global leading companies at the urging of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the International Tourism Partnership (ITP), have agreed to adopt a uniform way to calculate their hotels’ carbon footprint. This involves hotels…

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Hotels Asking to Extend New ADA Pool Lift Rule Compliance

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on May 10, 2012
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In the last few months we’ve been featuring blogs and news about the new ADA standards regarding portable pool lift compliance in the hospitality industry. The deadline was March 15th but because of the expense and confusion the new rules caused among hotels,…

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IPOAUSA Introduces Exclusive New Lloyd’s Program for Limited & Full-Service Hotels

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on April 26, 2012
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Niche wholesaler Insurance Programs of America (IPOAUSA), recently announced a new program that expands its offering and footprint in the Hospitality industry. The program, through Lloyd’s of London and offered exclusively by Florida-based IPOAUSA, provides Property, Liability, Data Breach, Employment Practices, and Umbrella…

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National Hotel Program 2012

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on March 25, 2012
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Insurance Programs of America is getting ready to launch an exciting new hotel program for limited and full service hotels across the country. Stay tuned!

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Hospitality Hotel Motel Program

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on January 6, 2012

Description
Property:
Flexible Coverage forms: Bldg & Pers. Prop – Agreed Amount, RC, or ACV / Bus. Income – Actual Loss Sustained
Blanket limits available
Ordinance or Law coverage available
Deductibles starting at $1,000

General Liability:
Non Auditable Policies
No Exclusions for Assault & Battery or Firearms
First Dollar Defense available
Hired and Non…

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