Iowa is fed up
Paying the fifth-highest rates in the nation for casualty insurance isn’t sitting well with restaurants in Iowa. The Iowa Restaurant Association is pushing lawmakers to bring the cost down by spreading the pain of liability coverage to all places that sell alcoholic beverages, instead of singling out restaurants.
“There is no similar requirement for those who ‘sell’ unopened alcohol such as box stores, pharmacies, grocery and convenience stores,” the IRA said in announcing its crusade for lower rates.
"We are the only segment of the industry which is held responsible for the behavior of others," CEO Jessica Dunker commented in the statement.
The group wants lawmakers to impose the same insurance requirements on all alcohol sellers that it currently puts on restaurants and bars.