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5 Avenues Bar and Restaurants Can Take to Tamp Down Alcohol-Abuse Risk As summer approaches, here are some useful tips to reduce, injuries, deaths and other avoidable losses at establishments that serve alcohol.

Premium Payments and COVID-19
EverGuard Insurance Services
Due to the current outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in the Seattle region of the United States, our company is taking proactive measures to protect our staff and the continuity of our business operations. Many of our employees will begin working remotely to maximize “social distancing” and reduce the risk of widespread infection in our home office. This will, of course, create some challenges related to activities that cannot easily be managed remotely, such as receipt and deposit of physical checks sent by mail or other courier service. To combat this challenge, we are requesting that all payments to EverGuard to be transmitted through electronic channels, such as ACH or wire transfer. Please contact our accounting department for more information.
Additionally, we highly encourage you provide EverGuard with appropriate ACH instructions for your financial institution so that we can remit return premiums and commission payments to you on the most timely basis. Physical paper checks will be issued and mailed by EverGuard on a once-monthly basis, whereas we can return premiums and pay commissions by ACH on a more frequent schedule.
For the avoidance of any confusion, please understand that EverGuard is open for business and operating at full capacity to serve you and your hospitality clients. These measures are proactive and in place to ensure continuity so that we can maintain our best-in-industry service on an uninterrupted basis. We remain fully committed to the highest service standards while ensuring the safety and security of our employees, clients and vendors during this unusual time.

In order to continue to provide the best services to our customers, please continue to reach out through our dedicated channels for any inquiries that you may have.

Policy Support and Underwriting:
EverGuard Support: [email protected]

Billing and General Accounting:
EverGuard Accounting: [email protected]

General Concerns or Emergencies:
Tom Gillingham: [email protected]
John Mahoney: [email protected]

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this time.

We are excited to announce that a NEW user-friendly EverGuard Agent Portal is now available!

Our new agent portal features:
- logins for each individual producer in an agency looking to make submissions
- a streamlined application process
- the ability to upload documents with the application
- a confirmation email that include a copy of the application for your records
- the ability to view previously submitted applications.

If you have not received new login credentials for the agent portal please contact [email protected] or 206-957-6560.

How to use our new agent portal:

Please make sure you are using the agent portal in a modern browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Edge. Our agent portal does not support Internet Explorer.

1. Navigate to https://www.everguardins.com/for-agents
2. Click login.
3. Login with the credentials sent to you.
4. Click the Tavern/Bar/Restaurant Application dashboard shortcut (Picture 1)
5. Fill out application. You can save finished pages by clicking save or next at the bottom of the page.
6. Once you click submit on the final page, your application will be submitted to us. You will see a message confirming that your submission was received. You will also receive an email with a copy of your submitted application for your records. (Picture 2)

If you have any questions or are having any issues with the portal please contact our IT department at 206-957-6560 or [email protected].

For Agents — EverGuard Insurance

https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-drinking-less-alcohol-11547733600

As Americans Drink Less Alcohol, Booze Makers Look Beyond the Barrel Americans are increasingly laying off the booze, prompting the world’s biggest brewers and liquor companies to push beyond their traditional fare and roll out teas, energy drinks and nonalcoholic spirits.

164 oz. Mega Mule? Yes, please!

New Bars Go Bold and Big to Stand Out in New York The more-is-more philosophy is overtaking the New York bar scene. One bar celebrates Oscar Wilde, while another offers encyclopedic menus in its “library.” Also, a $185 cocktail that can be shared.

Check out this article in the March issue of Bar Business featuring EverGuard Marketing Manager, Michael Maher (starts on page 23).

March 2017 Bar Business

What beers will you be enjoying this holiday season? No matter your preferred variety, we hope you enjoy them with good company, and always drink responsibly!

Where the Beers Are: A Region-by-Region Guide to U.S. Craft Brews Once, a few mega brands dominated the American beer landscape. Now, offerings from smaller breweries are so vast and varied it’s hard to know where to begin. Here’s your guide to the major regional styles, plus 21 top craft brews that deliver an intriguing taste of place.

Ever wonder how some brewers pack their beer with the strong taste of hops?

Craft Brewers Go High-Tech Once relegated to industrial brewing, hop extracts are the secret behind some of today’s briskest craft beers.

Assault & Battery suits are a real risk for bars and clubs, even when you think your staff acted appropriately - proper bouncer training can make a difference.

Coming to a Bar Near You: The Domesticated Bouncer Brawny types adapt a softer stance when it comes to managing unruly patrons. Watch out for flying stools and stilettos.

Love the entrepreneurial spirit of the hospitality industry! An interesting read on financing for a new establishment.

A funding boom may be coming for restaurant owners New equity crowdfunding rules will allow anyone to invest in restaurant start-ups, opening the universe up to new sources of finance.

Some good tips for keeping your ice supply sanitary. Now who's up of a scotch on the rocks?

4 Ice Safety Tips for Restaurants, Bars, and Hotels During my career as a Health Inspector, one question often asked by the public is “How safe is the ice in food and drinks served in restaurants?” There is no easy Yes or No answer witho