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Commercial liability

What is Liquor liability?

Liability coverage designed for certain claims arising from the sale, service, or furnishing of alcoholic beverages. Host liquor provisions are not a substitute for liquor liability when a business is in the alcohol trade.

Why Liquor liability matters

Liability coverage must be read alongside the business’s operations and contracts. Who qualifies as an insured, what event triggers coverage, and which limits apply can be just as important as the name of the policy.

The short definition is a starting point, not a coverage determination. The policy’s exact wording, endorsements, exclusions, limits, facts of a loss, and applicable law determine how coverage responds.

Questions to review

  • Which entities and operations are insured?
  • What per-occurrence, aggregate, and sublimits apply?
  • Do contracts require additional-insured or waiver wording?

Put the term in context

Ask where the term appears, what coverage part it affects, and whether it changes a limit, valuation method, duty, exclusion, or claim trigger. Compare the proposal with the final issued policy and keep a record of requested changes.

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