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General liability
Crop coverage
Commercial Auto
Contamination and spoilage
Business Interruption
Equipment breakdown
General Liability Coverage
Risk Factors
If a customer is injured while on your business premises, your winery could be responsible for all related damages and expenses
Solution
General liability coverage protects you from unexpected events, hazards, problems and accidents. It’s particularly important if your winery offers public tours and tasting events
Crop Coverage
Risk Factors
Without viable grapes, you can’t make wine. Wineries need crop insurance for the costs of crop damage due to weather, vine infections, insect infestations, fires, floods, and other potential hazards.
Solution
Crop coverage will cover all your above perils. However, You may need to purchase additional earthquake coverage if you live in an area where it’s necessary.
Commercial Auto Coverage
Risk Factors
If your winery uses personal, company or rented vehicles for business purposes then you need commercial auto coverage.
Solution
Maybe you deliver products, visit with customers to assist their needs, or travel to industry events. If you or any of your employees are involved in an auto accident, commercial auto insurance can take care of the vehicle damages and related medical expenses.
Contamination and spoilage coverage
Risk Factors
There can be a refrigerator or cold storage issue which results into wine contamination and spoilage. You stand liable for the loss.
Solution
A must-have for any winery, this coverage pays for certain losses if a batch of wine is spoiled or contaminated due to a refrigeration breakdown, utility interruption, or some other type of foreign substance
Business Interruption Coverage
Risk Factors
Similar to D&O coverage, professional liability coverage (also sometimes called “errors and omissions” or “malpractice” insurance) protect against liabilities resulting from mismanagement of the organization, as well as workplace-related claims such as discrimination or sexual harassment.
Solution
It can help cover not only directors and officers but also staff, volunteers, and the nonprofit organization itself.
Equipment breakdown Coverage
Risk Factors
You can face a sudden breakdown of your equipment which halts your wine production. This can reduce the supply and incur a loss.
Solution
Wineries need equipment breakdown coverage to protect against costs associated with the sudden and accidental breakdown of machinery and equipment. It pays to repair or replace the equipment, as well as any business interruption costs that accompany it.
Additional Living expenses Coverage
Risk Factors
When a washer hose bursts and floods your apartment, you must move out while your landlord makes repairs.
Solution
Additional living expenses coverage may help with the extra costs of housing and food if you’re forced to move out for temporary repairs to your residence.
Common risks Winery & Vineyard face
Wineries and vineyards are complicated businesses that can come with big rewards and no shortage of risks. You wear many hats in order to run your business—from farmer, to scientist, to marketer, and many more—yet so many things are simply out of your control.
You need winery insurance to protect you from the financial losses that can accompany damaged crops, spoiled wine, lawsuits, and other unforeseen events that can cost you everything.
Even a small winery must insure every step of the winemaking process. As you grow, harvest, ferment, bottle, and sell your wines, one unexpected problem can destroy your thriving business overnight.
Biggest risk concerns Winery & Vineyard face
Guests on your property, or at an event, slip and fall
Guests damage or destroy grapes, wine, or equipment
Grapes are crushed in transit
Leakage, spillage, or accidental mixing destroys wine in process
Insecticides used on grape crops drift on to neighboring properties
Contamination and product recalls
Winemaking equipment or agricultural equipment breakdown
Extreme weather or natural disasters
Wildfires, insect infestation, and plant diseases
Even stored wine just sitting in the cellar comes with its own risks, like:
Spillage or leakage
Fire
Theft or vandalism
Utility or refrigeration outages
Supply chain or logistics problems and delays
Transportation and trucking exposures, from poorly trained drivers, to accidents and truck refrigeration breakdown
Why Winery & Vineyard Insurance may be needed?
To fully protect your winery, you’ll need a customized package of property, liability, automobile, crime, liquor liability, and other policies — a little of this, some of that, and so on.
Some coverages to be considered
Property
Umbrella & Excess Casualty
Workers Compensation
Accident & Health Solutions
Crime/Financial Fidelity
Cyber
Builder’s Risk
Commercial Auto
Commercial Package (CMP)
Environmental
Equipment Breakdown
Marine
Directors & Officers Liability
Employment Practices Liability
Errors & Omissions Liability
Fiduciary Liability
Kidnap Ransom & Extortion
Media Liability
Our team can help you understand the unique risks and needs of your winery business and help find the right combination of coverage.
Don’t wait until you file a claim to find out if you have the proper insurance protection for your winery or vineyard. Talk to us today to know how to keep your winery protected
Already Have Winery & Vineyard Insurance? Switching is easy
It might be time to switch insurers whenever the service that your existing insurer provides doesn’t meet your needs. For example, if you have a poor claims experience or an unexplained rate increase, it might be time to consider other options
If you cancel a previous policy before a new policy is effective, you could run into some serious financial problems.
Contact us today to help you with multiple options to choose from.
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