POLICY FEATURES

General Liability Insurance including Products and Completed Operations

• Limits of Liability
• • $3,000,000 general aggregate limit
  • $3,000,000 products and complete operations aggregate limit
  • $1,000,000 each occurrence limit
  • $1,000,000 personal and advertising injury limit
  • $2,000,000 umbrella each occurrence limit
• $250 deductible for property damage
• Policy term: January 1 to December 31
• Group Policy
• Excess Policy

Additional Policies Available

Advantage 1’s group policy has some limitations and cannot insure:

• Complex markets
• Ready-to-eat foods (food & beverage service)
• Cottage foods not sold at a market 
• Kombucha
• Cosmetics, body care products
• Tinctures
• Knives

However, we have complied a list of other insurers who can write these policies. Contact MFMA’s Kathy Zeman if you need information about these kzeman@mfma.org or (507) 664-9446. 

Coverage Guidelines and Eligibility

To be an insured on the MFMA group policy, the following guidelines apply. This is a summary of insurance and the actual policy language holds true above all summarized language. 

Insurance for Vendors

1. A vendor must be a MFMA member to be eligible for this member benefit.
2. Premiums will be charged as a flat amount for the policy period.
3. No refunds for cancellations.
4. No reduced premiums for late entry into the policy period.
5. Premiums noted include all processing fees and state taxes.
6. The above coverages are the only coverages offered. Any coverage requested in the application that differs from the above is not included.
7. Vendors will have coverage at any established* farmers’ market or established* farmers’ market-type event in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
8. Only small, one-of-a-kind, non-mass-produced crafts will be permitted to be sold.
9. Only locally grown/raised products are eligible for sale.
10. No resale of wholesale purchased items.
11. No concessionaires are eligible. For example, vendors who sell pizza, hamburgers, or beverages like coffee or lemonade meant to be consumed onsite while at the market are ineligible for this program.
12. No coverage for cosmetics or body care products (soap, lotion, etc.).
13. Coverage is not valid for sales from your home or farm, for commercial kitchens, or for crops; coverage is only valid at established* farmers’ markets or established* farmers’ market-type events.
14. This is not for vendors who have a store front, as the market is just another selling location. These vendors must obtain coverage through their business insurance.
15. Insurance is only valid in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin (although a vendor may live in adjacent states).
16. Vendors must comply with applicable Minnesota/Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Minnesota/Wisconsin Department of Health rules and regulations.
17. A certificate of insurance will be emailed or mailed to you as your proof of insurance.

COST TO VENDORS: Premiums, Fees, and Options

Vendor Insurance 1 (Food-Unprocessed) = $185

Food-Unprocessed: Vendors who grow their own food products and do not process them. Food goes directly from the ground to the stand. Examples: tomatoes, apples, potatoes, flowers, and plants.

Vendor Insurance 2 (Food-Processed) = $228

Vendors who grow their own food products and perform processing before sale. Examples: meats, eggs, mushrooms. Also jam, jelly, honey, maple syrup, bread, baked goods, spices, and canned goods allowed by the Minnesota Cottage Foods Exemption M.S.28A.152. 

Vendor Insurance 3 (Crafts, Food-Unprocessed / Processed) = $286

Crafts, Food-Unprocessed/Processed: Vendors who grow and/or process their own food products AND/OR sell small, one-of-a-kind, non-mass-produced crafts. Examples: jewelry, birdhouses, candles, and hand-made wearable items.

Click here to apply for Vendor Insurance.