Hotels Insurance Markets

Describe the business, confirm its class, and see which Canadian insurers and MGAs write it, with their contacts and applications.

Accommodation and food services › Accommodation services › Traveller accommodation › Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels
NAICS 721111

Hotels

Class definitionShow

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels. These establishments provide suites or guest rooms within a multi-storey or high-rise structure, accessible from the interior only, and they generally offer guests a range of complementary services and amenities, such as food and beverage services, parking, laundry services, swimming pools and exercise rooms, and conference and convention facilities.

Check the class (4)Show
Hotels that operate in a non-urban setting next to lakes, rivers, mountains or beaches, and that feature access to extensive indoor or outdoor leisure activities
Hotels with a casino on the premises
Underwriter questions (8)Show
✓Type of cooking, such as deep fryers, solid fuel or open flame
✓Hood and fire suppression system, and how often it is cleaned and serviced
✓Liquor sales as a share of revenue, seating and closing time
✓Entertainment, dance floor, delivery or catering off premises
✓Every operation the business performs, and the share of revenue from each
✓Years in business and the owners' experience in this industry
✓Annual revenue, payroll and number of employees
✓Prior insurer, and claims or losses in the last five years

Markets that write this class

Specialist programs come first. Taken from each market's own website; confirm appetite before you submit.

MGA
Hospitality InsuranceSpecialist program
Commercial package

Restaurants, catering, bed and breakfasts and sprinklered hotels. Property, BI, equipment breakdown, crime, primary and excess liability, host liquor up to $5,000,000. Bars, pubs and risks where liquor liability is the main exposure are excluded.

Call 905-479-8787Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
SWG Host: Hospitality Services InsuranceSpecialist program
Commercial package

Restaurants and fine dining, pubs, bars and lounges, live entertainment venues, night clubs, billiard halls, hookah lounges, hotels and motels. CGL with forcible ejection for qualified bouncers (up to $500,000), liquor liability up to $5,000,000, property TIV up to and beyond $8,500,000 with excess property markets up to $15,000,000, crime. No stated restriction on liquor percentage, dance floor size or building age.

SWG Property: Commercial Property InsuranceSpecialist program
Property

Apartment houses, campgrounds, food vendors, hotels and motels, rooming houses, rented dwellings, retail stores, strip plazas, student housing and vacant property (not exhaustive). Broad or named perils, BI and rental income, flood, quake and sewer backup, crime and mechanical breakdown. In-house capacity up to $7,000,000. Premises liability or full CGL available.

Call 1-800-668-4275Checked October 31, 2026
MGA
Hotels, Motels, InnsSpecialist program
Commercial package
Call 514-788-3400Checked November 1, 2026
MGA
Commercial Lines (hospitality, realty, property, manufacturing, retail)Specialist program
Commercial package

Target classes include B&Bs, hotels and motels, restaurants and pubs, bars, apartment, condominium and leased buildings, short-term rentals, vacant buildings, retail stores, manufacturing, arenas, events, welding, UAV and daycare centres.

Call 1-877-343-8224Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
Hospitality PackageSpecialist program
Commercial package

Building, contents, equipment breakdown, legal expense and liability.

Call 1-866-328-1314Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
Wholesaler
HospitalitySpecialist program
Several lines

Restaurants, pubs, taverns, bars, cafes, delis and catering, breweries, hotels, motels, seasonal operations, private clubs, lounges, banquet halls. Property, BI, liability and liquor, contamination recall, legal expense, crime, non-owned auto, EPL.

HabitationalSpecialist program
Several lines

Apartments and condos up to 500 units, student and government assisted housing, hotels, motels, rooming houses, hostels, mixed habitational, building owners, property managers and landlords. Property, liability, umbrella, builders risk, environmental, E&O, cyber, K&R, terrorism, equipment breakdown, sewer back-up, crime.

Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Commercial General LiabilitySpecialist program
Liability

Contractors, manufacturers, hospitality, premises and miscellaneous risks. Products liability application also available. Also quoted online through Mako.

Call 1-888-382-6697Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
Insurer
Writes in AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC
Commercial Property and CasualtySpecialist program
Commercial package

Commercial property, commercial liability, boiler and machinery (basic, broad or comprehensive), business interruption, service line, Cyber Suite 2.0 and crime. Industries listed: construction and contracting, retail and wholesale, services and hospitality, manufacturing, transportation, real estate. Start-ups and established businesses. Offered in AB, BC, NB, NS, ON, PE and QC.

Checked November 1, 2026
Insurer
Writes in NS, ON
Commercial Insurance (incl. BizPak)Specialist program
Commercial package

Programs for business and professional services, retail, contractors, automotive, culinary and hospitality, realty, plus BizPak. Building, stock, equipment, equipment breakdown, commercial liability, crime and business interruption.

Call 1-800-265-8813Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
Property (Complex)Specialist program
Property

Up to $50M fire-resistive and $25M frame on a quota share basis; excess layers up to CAD 30M (All Risks, minimum premium CAD 50,000). Hard to place or distressed accounts. Sawmills and woodworking, seafood processing, manufacturing, hotels, condos and apartments, municipalities, agriculture and food, power and utilities, property owners, restaurants, gyms, breweries and distilleries, retail, grocery.

Call 905-595-8551Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
Insurer
HospitalitySpecialist program
Commercial package

Building and contents, business interruption, equipment breakdown, premises liability and host liquor liability for restaurants, hotels and bed and breakfasts.

Call 1-844-799-9755Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Writes in AB, BC, MB, ON, SK, YT
HospitalitySpecialist program
Commercial package

Restaurants (licensed and unlicensed), hotels and motels, craft breweries, pubs, lounges and bars under 40% liquor receipts, bed and breakfasts, FUS 1 to 7. Over 40% liquor goes to USLI online quote.

Call 204-949-7000Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
HospitalitéSpecialist program
Commercial package

Restaurants, brasseries, bars, reception halls, hotels, motels, inns, B&Bs and hostels.

Call 418-523-4000Find an underwriterChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
HospitalitySpecialist program
Commercial package

Application or online quote.

Call 1-888-339-6069Checked November 1, 2026
MGA
HospitalitySpecialist program
Commercial package

Bars, lounges, taverns, breweries, restaurants, hotels, motels, fast food, kiosks, banquet halls, rural and unprotected risks. Up to 100% liquor receipts, liquor liability and forcible ejection up to policy limits. Up to $10M primary CGL and $15M excess on some classes.

Liquor liability (monoline)Specialist program
Liability

Monoline placement available for bars, restaurants and hotels, with liquor liability up to policy limits.

Call 1-877-532-6864Broker portalChecked November 1, 2026
MGA
Commercial PropertySpecialist program
Property

Old or new, vacant or rented, seasonal or permanent. Classes include apartments and condos, building owners, hotels and motels, retail, churches, warehouses and storage, service stations and repair garages, woodworking, metal products, machine shops, recycling plants, schools, arenas, broadcasting, vacant, unprotected and substandard property.

Call 1-888-302-9215Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Commercial PropertySpecialist program
Property

Property, business interruption, equipment breakdown and contractors equipment. Classes include construction, contractors, hotels, manufacturing, realty (condominiums and apartments), recycling, retail and sawmills.

Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Package Policies
Commercial package

Property and liability in one placement. Strong fit: hospitality, retail and wholesale, small and mid-sized manufacturing, trades and contractors, business and professional services; also restaurants and food vendors, pet care, beauty, bed and breakfasts. Property, business income, equipment breakdown, CGL; optional cyber, terrorism and umbrella or excess.

Call 1-888-643-2217Checked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Casualty
Liability

Mid-market to risk-managed manufacturing, construction, hospitality and casinos, retail and wholesale, commercial realty. Primary GL $10M, umbrella and excess $25M, wrap-up $25M, fleet auto $2M in support. No appetite: residential contractors and developers, pharma and nutraceutical manufacturing, nursing homes, firearms, hospitals and clinics, tobacco, auto and critical auto parts, aviation.

Find an underwriterChecked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Canada Mid-Market multiline
Several lines

Property, business income, equipment breakdown, crime, GL, umbrella and auto for companies with $25M to $500M revenue in manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, realty, retail, hospitality, business and professional services, technology and financial institutions. Minimum account premium $25,000; property to $500M TIV; GL $5M; casualty $25M. Focus on BC, Alberta and Ontario.

Call 416-928-5586Checked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Hospitality Plus
Commercial package

Hospitality Plus and Hospitality Plus Enhanced.

Call 1-800-272-5614Broker portalChecked October 31, 2026
MGA
Small-Medium Enterprise
Commercial package

Accommodation and food (B&Bs, campgrounds, hotels, motels, restaurants, resorts, takeout) without a liquor licence; amusement and recreation (arcades, cinemas, fitness clubs, galleries, museums, libraries), generally without a liquor licence; retail; and office packages for business services. Host liquor liability excluded. Coverages: abuse liability, CGL, employer's liability, EPL, equipment breakdown, products and completed operations, property and crime. Liability limits up to $10,000,000; property and crime up to $5,000,000 per location (best in class).

Checked October 31, 2026
Insurer
Small business insurance
Commercial package

Bundled business owner's policy for businesses under $10M revenue with local operations, such as retailers, independent contractors and local offices.

Call 1-844-327-2227Checked November 1, 2026

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