Craft Beer Insurance

Hazard Assessment Principles The Hazard Assessment Principles guide provides breweries a helpful and consistent guideline for best management practices (BMP) when developing and improving brewery safety programs, standard operating procedures, and worker safety compliance in the brewery. Ensuring a Safe Workplace Employers and employees both bare the responsibility to work together to ensure a safe […]

Selecting a Distributor Things to Consider Distributor Commitment How is management committed to craft? Is the portfolio growing at a rate commensurate with the local craft growth trends? Are they selective in the craft brands they choose to distribute, or are they brand collectors? Is there a dedicated craft manager(s)? Does the distributor actively educate/train […]

By Graham Rausch If I had to identify one thing that all breweries and brewpubs have in common, it’s the need for information during the start-up period. Of course, there’s no substitute for experience, and every business will encounter unique circumstances. However, I see a familiar pattern of questions and comments while connecting with our […]

Provided by the Brewers Association Sustainability Environmental stewardship is a top priority for both craft brewers and craft beer enthusiasts. Maintaining a healthy balance between stewardship, social enrichment, and economic vitality is important to the future success of craft brewing. Through the benchmarking work and sustainability manuals, the BA and the Sustainability Subcommittee encourages conscientious […]

By Caterina Pontoriero via PropertyCasualty360.com                     (Photo: iStock) Craft brewery risks are as unique as the beers these establishments brew. Here are some common claims for breweries.     Between owning a brewery and insuring nearly 100 of them, Lebanon, Pennsylvania-based CraftBreweryInsurance.com has seen plenty of interesting claims on both the Commercial and Workers’ Compensation sides of […]