My reputation is everything. I’m the first guy to tell my clients that they don’t need a particular coverage. But at the same time, I help them understand the coverages they really need.

Angelo Dionisiou shares an entrepreneurial spirit with his clients that drives his commitment to their risk management advocacy. 

Having grown up in the restaurant business, Angelo knows the ins and outs of the industry. He possesses first-hand knowledge combined with deep business acumen that gives him a unique insight into what insurance services restaurateurs and distributors need in a framework that is cognizant of their business expenses. 

As Vice President at a previous brokerage, Angelo led a team of insurance professionals who were responsible for account management and client growth. He’s earned an MBA from Loyola Marymount University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. He’s licensed in property & casualty and life & health. Additionally, he holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelo-dionisiou-9717b1111

Angelo focuses his attention on restaurants and distributors, helping them place property, casualty, and employee benefits plans. He also advises his clients on their personal coverages.

I partner with my clients to help develop a robust insurance program which not only provides the best pricing but brings great value by creating ways to reinvest their insurance dollars back into their business. I help my clients to improve their safety culture and risk management processes.

Susan moved to the Bay Area from Southern California over 20 years ago and has been a licensed commercial property and casualty broker since then. She specializes in the hospitality, construction, and manufacturing industries.

She prides herself in being the first person her clients call when it comes to identifying the best risk management practices. She's excited to be a resource that helps them achieve business success.

Hotels, restaurants, contractors and metal fabricators and manufacturers

After graduating from a top university in Switzerland and consuming many pounds of chocolate, I dove into the forever changing world of insurance. I work with property owners, developers, and hospitality businesses to identify their risks and design best-in-class solutions to protect their assets.

Keane was born and raised in the Bay Area and graduated from a renowned university in Switzerland. Travel is his passion: He's been to over 20 countries, learning from the perspectives and wisdom shared by the people he's lived with and met along the way.

Keane and his team primarily serve property owners and developers, homeowner’s associations, and hospitality businesses (hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, etc.), and coordinate with insurance companies and third-party resources to create risk mitigation and work safety programs.

Getting to know and understand his clients’ needs is what he enjoys most. Keane works hard to ensure that all his clients are adequately represented to the myriad of insurance companies who partner with Newfront.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keane-heller-06b7964b

Property Owners and developers, Homeowner’s Associations, and Hospitality Businesses (hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, etc.)

My goals are to recognize the unique needs of each business, simplify the insurance process, and deliver the best possible insurance solutions and experiences to my customers promptly.

Transportation and Warehouse Professionals

Krishna is an Eastbay Northern California resident who earned a computer science degree from UWS, Australia. He possesses  6 years of experience advising businesses in risk management and insurance solutions. His passion lies in working with small- and large-sized businesses across all industries, providing solutions that adequately cover their risk at the best possible price. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishna-patel-516845182

Specializes in Hospitality Hotel & Motels, Small business, Transportation, Technology, warehouse. And if you don’t see your particular industry listed above, I'm still very happy to research and provide a package that is custom designed just for your needs.

My advocacy to clients is motivated by my deep love and admiration for the musical and culinary culture of my adopted hometown: San Francisco. 

Reece has been insuring businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area hospitality industry for over 15 years. He is passionate about advising restaurants, taverns, bars, nightclubs, hotels, and cannabis enterprises in the purchase of specialized liability and property insurance, workers' compensation, employment practices (EPLI), directors & officers (D&O), and professional liability coverage (E&O).

A New Orleans native, Reece is a San Francisco transplant of two decades. His transition from managing indie record labels to advising rock star chefs was a natural one. His work continues to be inspired by the culinary and musical culture of his adopted hometown.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/reece-walker-4362474/

Hospitality industry including but not limited to restaurants, taverns, bars, nightclubs, hotels, and cannabis enterprises.

Based in Los Angeles, I specialize in program design and risk management for businesses in the real estate development/management, hospitality, entertainment, and contracting sectors.

Christian has over 12 years of experience in the insurance industry spanning across various sectors of expertise. He works closely with his clients to deliver the most efficient insurance programs so they may focus their time and energy on growing their businesses. 

Christian has experience in all facets of insurance from underwriting to program design across many different industries including property developers, market-rate and affordable housing, hospitality, nonprofits, entertainment, contractors, auto dealers, and oil haulers.

Property Developers/Managers, Hospitality, Entertainment, Construction

Two things are critical in an insurance agent: trustworthiness and expertise. I'm the right person for my clients because they can trust me and I'm knowledgeable in what I do.

Based in Fort Bragg, California, Mike Hall got his start in insurance 17 years ago when he answered a newspaper ad for an agent trainee. Mike found in insurance not only a career to support his growing family, but a path to deep and lasting connections to his community.

Mike's commercial insurance specialties include the timber, construction, and hospitality industries. To best serve his timber clients, Mike shadowed a logger and committed to learning the tools, lingo, and risks of the profession, and he's proud of the reputation he's earned along the way. As for his construction and hospitality clients, Mike exceeds expectations by taking a long-term, strategic approach to saving each company money.

Mike sits on the board of directors of Parents & Friends, a large regional nonprofit supporting adults with developmental disabilities. When he's not working, Mike is golfing, snowboarding, surfing, or spending time with his three favorite people—his wife and two kids.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hall-44929b20/

Mike specializes in commercial insurance for the timber, construction, and hospitality industries.

I come from a background of owning businesses. This gives me a unique lens on how to optimally partner with my clients. I approach insurance with the goal to take away as much risk from the business as possible, through risk control programs and transference to insurance carriers for the right price.

Rick specializes in working with business owners across all industries with a unique focus in the restaurant/bar space, given his background in the trade. Other areas of focus include manufacturing, distribution, cannabis, and property management companies.

He's been in the industry for over 10 years and is currently working on his third CIC class designation, with the goal of completing his full accreditation.

A Southern California native that has lived in San Francisco for over 20 years, Rick is an avid traveler who has been to over 25 countries and counting.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-monetta-a3449818

Restaurants, Bars, Franchises, Cannabis, Manufacturing, Distributors, Property Management

I pride myself on finding the best price and coverage for my clients while being extremely responsive and involved in the entire insurance cycle.

Brett possesses more than 10 years of insurance experience as a commercial insurance broker and is a two-time recipient of the "Producer of the Year" award. His clients include national and international businesses of all sizes. He's committed to helping them structure and improve their current insurance programs to effectively drive down costs and mitigate risks. That way, they can focus on growing their businesses.

A California native and lifelong resident, he currently lives in Redondo Beach with his wife and two daughters. Soaring to 6'5" in height, it may not be surprising that he played basketball while attending the University of California, Davis. When he's not advocating for his clients or spending time with his family, he still tries to get in some hoops.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-lantz-7238142/

Manufacturers, Non Profit, Hospitality, and Food and Beverage among others.

I've been certified by the food industry, the insurance industry, and insurance carriers to protect your people, your property, your financial statements and your company's reputation.

Raised in the San Joaquin Valley, I've been a National Food & Agribusiness Risk Management Practice Leader for the most successful insurance brokerage firms in the world. My teams and I provide the best traditional insurance broker services with an enterprise risk management plan scaled to perfectly fit your operation. We're able to lower the business insurance spend and add equity to your company. 

Newfront is revolutionizing the insurance industry by focusing on the client experience using cutting edge technology with traditional insurance broker services best practices. I've invested more than money into the people and technology behind the Newfront Insurance Movement. Let's have a conversation about building something better for you.

We’ve placed risk for brands of all sizes, from local coffee shops to international chains, and we stay abreast of the complex industry landscape to keep you protected from all angles. That includes limiting your liability in the event of a client data breach, and covering interruptions in business due to cyber hacks and extortion. 

We also work hard to keep your insurance costs down overall by implementing risk management policies like complimentary contract review and ensuring you’re in compliance with the ADA.

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Susan Groff (Principal, Hospitality)

I moved to the Bay Area from Southern California over 20 years ago and have been a licensed commercial P&C broker since then. I specialize in Hospitality businesses and help my clients improve their safety culture and risk management processes. 

Reece Walker

I've been insuring the San Francisco Bay Area hospitality industry for the last seventeen years. I advise restaurants, taverns, bars, nightclubs, hotels, and cannabis enterprises in the purchase of general liability, products liability, property, workers compensation, employment practices (EPLI), directors and officers (D&O), and professional liability coverage (E&O).

Rick Monetta

I come from a background of owning and operating hospitality businesses, giving me a unique lens into how to work best with my clients. I approach insurance with the perspective of taking away as much risk from the business and transferring it to the insurance carrier for the right price.

Stephanie Moriarty

Over the past decade I’ve built solid relationships among many Bay Area restaurateurs as well as supplier partners in the wine business. I work with alacrity and integrity to take care of my clients to protect their personal and professional assets.

Guest privacy and data security

In the internet age, security breaches happen. Make sure you’re protected in the event of a network security failure

ADA risk management

We’ll help you define and make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the ADA, shielding your margins from unnecessary lawsuits

Lease and contract review

Newfront provides complimentary contract review when you enter into a commercial property lease or any other engagement in which insurance is required. We’ll ensure you don’t get stuck with surprise liabilities 

Sam Byker (CEO, Atticus)

Switching to Newfront was the best risk management decision we’ve ever made. We deal with complex risks across multiple entities, and I was up to my neck in paper forms and mailing handwritten checks. Newfront changed all of that. Now, one broker handles everything, and it's all online!

It's been transformative, Newfront has been able to cut our premiums by over 25%.

Chris Mansi (CEO, VIZ.AI)

Newfront transformed risk management for our company. We work closely with our broker on strategic matters and have access to a powerful platform that allows us to request certs and endorsements, manage 3rd party certs, organize claims, and prefill our renewal applications.

We initially used an online platform and our Newfront broker identified gaps in our coverage.

For ‍
businesses— ‍

Hospitality ‍

Insurance for the Hospitality Industry

Guest privacy and data security

ADA risk management

Lease and contract review

Popular lines of coverage to protect your business

Cyber/Privacy Liability

Food-borne Illness Liability

Delivery Coverage

General Liability

Employment Practices Liability

Liquor Liability

Meet some of our brokers

Angelo Dionisiou

Susan Groff

Keane Heller

Krishna Patel

Reece Walker

Christian Smith

Mike Hall

Rick Monetta

Brett Lantz

Mike Riggs

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Insurance Considerations for Ghost Kitchens and Virtual Restaurants

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Insurance for the Hospitality Industry

Guest privacy and data security

ADA risk management

Lease and contract review

Popular lines of coverage to protect your business

Cyber/Privacy Liability

Food-borne Illness Liability

Delivery Coverage

General Liability

Employment Practices Liability

Liquor Liability

Meet some of our brokers

Angelo Dionisiou

Susan Groff

Keane Heller

Krishna Patel

Reece Walker

Christian Smith

Mike Hall

Rick Monetta

Brett Lantz

Mike Riggs

Latest article

Insurance Considerations for Ghost Kitchens and Virtual Restaurants

Our industry practice groups

For ‍
businesses— ‍

Hospitality ‍