Recent Trends in Restaurant Claims

AmTrust Financial Services recently reviewed five years’ worth of workers’ compensation restaurant claims to identify trends within the industry.What we found is that average claim costs vary widely across the different types of restaurants, the injuries incurred and the time lost out of the workplace as an employee recovers. Claims also vary based on seasonality and geography.

Our Restaurant Risk Report takes a deeper dive into all of these trends, as well as provides some loss control best practices to help reduce the risks involved in the industry. For an accompanying video, click here.

Key Findings in AmTrust’s Restaurant Risk ReportThe restaurant industry is a big business that is ever-changing. There are over one million restaurant locations in the United States with a total of 14.7 million employees, a number that represents 10 percent of the entire workforce in the nation. Other industry statistics suggest there will be 1.6 million new restaurant jobs created by the…