Restaurant coverage guide

General liability for restaurants

Updated 2026-06-11 · by Brokly

Worth a look

If a diner is hurt on your premises — or the food you serve makes someone sick.

Coverage

What it covers for full-service restaurants

Protects the restaurant against claims of bodily injury or property damage to others: a guest who slips in the dining room, or a customer injured by food the restaurant served — the CGL's premises and products sections respond to the trade's slip-and-fall and foodborne-illness exposures. A dining room full of guests plus food as your product means injury exposure every shift.

Sources: Texas Department of Insurance — Commercial general liability insurance (retrieved 2026-06-06)

By state

General liability by state

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