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Key Person Insurance | Florida Restaurants<\/p>

Key Person Insurance for Restaurant Owners in Florida<\/h1>

A restaurant often depends on a few people in the kitchen and front of house. Our Miami CPA firm helps Florida owners review key person coverage with a CPA's view of tax and cash flow.<\/p>

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By Nischay Rawal \u00b7 Published October 23, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Key person insurance<\/a> for restaurant owners is life insurance a business buys on the person it would be hard to replace. If that person dies, the policy pays the business, not the family. This page explains what the policy does, term and whole life options, consent rules, and the tax questions a CPA can help you frame. Nischay Rawal acts as a licensed insurance agent. Insurance is offered by the licensed agent, separately from the accounting practice of NR CPAs & Business Advisors, a Miami CPA firm.<\/p>\n

What key person insurance is and who it fits<\/h2>\n

Key person insurance is a life insurance policy that a business owns on a key person. It pays the business if that person dies.<\/p>\n

The Insurance Information Institute<\/a> says key person insurance compensates a business for financial losses caused by a key employee’s death or disability.<\/p>\n

Restaurants often depend on one or two people. A chef may hold the recipes and supplier relationships. An owner may hold the landlord and lender relationships. A general manager may run daily operations and compliance tasks. When one of them is gone, the business can face a sudden gap.<\/p>\n

Key person insurance is different from personal life insurance. Personal coverage pays your family. Key person coverage pays the business, which owns the policy and is the beneficiary.<\/p>\n

The insured person must agree. Under Florida Statutes \u00a7 627.404<\/a>, a business entity has an insurable interest in the life, body, and health of its key employees or key persons if consent is obtained in writing from them before the insurance is purchased, and for purposes of that section, the signature of the proposed insured, having capacity to contract, on the application for insurance constitutes his or her written consent. See Fla. Stat. \u00a7 627.404<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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If you choose to move forward, we walk you through the application and the insurer's underwriting requirements. Talk it through with our team — we can walk you through how a situation like yours is usually handled and what your options are.<\/p>

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What the policy pays and how the business can use it<\/h2>\n

The death benefit goes to the business. The business decides how to use the money.<\/p>\n

Common uses include:<\/p>\n