The Risk & Insurance Education Alliance has launched the Restaurant RiskPRO Certification, a training program aimed at insurance professionals working with restaurants and food and beverage businesses.
The program targets insurance practitioners looking to deepen their understanding of exposures unique to restaurants, including liquor liability, food safety and operational complexity. It provides training in contract analysis, policy coverage interpretation and insurance solutions tailored to food and beverage clients.
Participants take part in instructor-led webinars featuring case studies and real-world examples from restaurant operations. The course covers how to identify essential coverage terms, navigate exclusions and endorsements and evaluate client contracts.
Upon completion, professionals receive a digital Restaurant RiskPRO Certification badge to demonstrate their industry-specific knowledge.
In the US, restaurant insurance is a complex area of commercial coverage that typically includes general liability, commercial property, workers’ compensation, business interruption and specialized policies, such as liquor liability and food contamination.
Restaurants face a variety of exposures, including foodborne illness claims, slip-and-fall incidents, employee injuries and liability related to alcohol service.
“Restaurants face unique risks — from liquor liability to food safety to complex operations — and clients need advisors who truly understand those exposures,” said William J. Hold, president and CEO of the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance. “The Restaurant RiskPRO Certification is more than a credential — it's how you position yourself as the trusted source your clients turn to when everything’s on the line.”
Enrollment is open for the 16-hour virtual course, which includes expert panel discussions and case-based instruction. The Alliance said the program is intended to help professionals deliver more relevant advice to restaurant clients and improve their standing in a competitive market.
