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Obtaining insurance coverage in the hospitality sector has recently been a challenge, but there are some best practices that hoteliers can follow to get what they need to mitigate risk, sources said.
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Best Practices for Obtaining Insurance, Managing Risk
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February 3, 2021 via CoStar

Obtaining insurance coverage in the hospitality sector has recently been a challenge, but there are some best practices that hoteliers can follow to get what they need to mitigate risk, sources said.

Speaking on a Hotel Optimization panel titled "Insurance, Lawsuits and Risk Management," Mike Marshall, president and CEO of Marshall Hotels & Resorts, said "finding an insurer to write hospitality right now is very difficult."

Marshall Hotels & Resorts went through a renewal process in November, he said, going through 25 insurance carriers. Only two or three of them were willing to give quotes. Ultimately, his company was able to secure an insurance program that wasn’t "through the roof on cost."

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