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What Product Recall Insurance Requirements Apply in Virginia?

Virginia’s milk-and-dairy law provides a detention and condemnation process for products covered by that chapter, including a court-filing path after detention. VDACS separately says its Food Safety Program oversees food and dietary supplements manufactured, processed, stored or sold in Virginia and accepts food-recall questions; identify which regulator and policy trigger apply to each product line.

What Is Product Recall Insurance?

Product recall insurance can pay specified costs to locate and withdraw a product after a covered problem. It fits businesses that could face recall logistics; product liability does not automatically pay those costs, so compare the trigger and covered expenses. Read the national Product recall guide.

What Should You Watch for With Product Recall Insurance in Virginia?

Monitor the Detention Proceeding
Virginia’s milk-and-dairy statute provides a condemnation proceeding for products covered by that chapter after detention. It gives the Commonwealth’s Attorney five days after notice to file, with a later Attorney General filing path if that office does not act; track the proceeding and preserve inventory records for affected milk or dairy products. ¹
Disclose Food and Supplement Lines
VDACS says its Food Safety Program covers food and dietary supplements manufactured, processed, stored or sold in Virginia. List those product lines and locations separately so the insurer can assess each regulatory route. ²
Name the VDACS Contact
VDACS accepts food-recall questions. Put an authorized company contact and a backup decision-maker on the state response card so staff know who can coordinate notices and insurer approvals. ²

Which Product Recall Providers Have Virginia License Records?

No provider in our research documents both a state license record and this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Who Regulates Insurance in Virginia?

Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance

The Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance administers Virginia insurance laws, oversees insurers and insurance producers within its authority, and provides regulatory and consumer resources. You can use the department's complaint process to raise an insurance issue and its licensing resources to check insurance professionals. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Virginia

Reported tax rate. 2.25% of premium plus up to 0.1% Bureau Special Fund assessment ^6,⁷

The NAIC's state chart lists a 2.25% of premium plus up to 0.1% Bureau Special Fund assessment charge for surplus-lines coverage for Virginia (the chart's state entries were reviewed in October 2025). Your broker may collect the applicable amount with the premium. Surplus-lines insurers are not licensed in the state and generally are outside state guaranty-association protection; ask your broker to explain the insurer's financial protections and any diligent-search requirement that applies to your placement.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Product Recall in Virginia

What happens after Virginia detains a product?
Does Virginia food-safety oversight also include supplements?
Which Virginia agency should my response team contact first, and what records should we provide?

Product Recall Insurance in Virginia: Frequently Asked Questions

What happens after Virginia detains a milk or dairy product?

Section 3.2-5216 covers condemnation of products referred to in the milk-and-dairy chapter after detention. Preserve the notice, inventory and case correspondence, and confirm the product falls within that chapter before applying this process. ¹

Does Virginia food-safety oversight also include supplements?

Yes. VDACS identifies food and dietary supplements in its Food Safety Program scope. Describe both to the broker and ask whether separate product terms or limits apply. ²

Sources

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Sources for Product Recall Insurance in Virginia

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Code of Virginia §3.2-5216: Condemnation of adulterated, misbranded products. Virginia General Assembly; Detention and condemnation procedure; attorney filing timeline and product disposition. Accessed 2026-09-29.
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Dairy and Foods. Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Food Safety Program scope and food recall questions contact. Accessed 2026-09-29.
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Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance. Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance; Official regulator website; insurance oversight and consumer/professional resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Department Directory. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance entry; official contact and website listing. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licensing Center. National Insurance Producer Registry; State producer licensing and lookup resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines Insurance Premium Taxes. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; VA row; state surplus-lines premium-tax rate reviewed October 2025. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Guaranty Associations & Funds. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Coverage of claims from insolvencies of insurers licensed in a state; surplus-lines insurers are nonadmitted. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
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Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

What Product Recall Insurance Requirements Apply in Virginia?

What Is Product Recall Insurance?

What Should You Watch for With Product Recall Insurance in Virginia?

Monitor the Detention Proceeding

Disclose Food and Supplement Lines

Name the VDACS Contact