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Why this bar is partly liable for impaired driving accident

June 20, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Offering 12 beers for less than half price might be a good way for your client to get a crowd of customers into its bar, but it is not necessarily the best risk mitigation strategy. A Niagara area bar is

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Death serves as strong reminder of homeowners’ alcohol liability risk: Police

August 3, 2018 The Canadian Press

LEITCHES CREEK, N.S. – Charges have been laid after a 17-year-old boy was struck and killed while walking home from a Cape Breton grad party, as a police chief denounced the “misinformation” circulating after the crash. Cape Breton Regional Police

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What your hospitality clients need to know about their liability limits

July 29, 2018 by Jason Contant

In the restaurant and bar business, those serving alcohol are trained to recognize the symptoms of intoxication to prevent an “overservice” problem, and subsequent liability to the business. But what happens when a customer has been drinking in multiple establishments before

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Two lesser-known risks in the restaurant industry

July 26, 2018 by Jason Contant

Besides the obvious liquor liability risk in the restaurant and bar sector, risk managers should also pay attention to cyber and sexual harassment risks, says a broker with Holmes Murphy who specializes in the area. Over the past few years,