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As the popularity of Farmers Markets continues to grow – the USDA estimats there are approximately 7,175 markets in 2010 – farmers market associations and market managers are starting to insist that all participants have a commercial general liability insurance policy. Unfortunately, not many insurance companies specialize in this coverage, and farmers market managers and vendors do not understand much of the insurance industry’s jargon.
A basic market or vendor insurance policy is structured to give a wide range of coverage in order to protect the market or vendor against lawsuits. The main component of a short term policy is liability coverage. This form of insurance pays...