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[Human-readable page](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/what-is-product-liability-insurance) ## Agent Guide **What this page is:** Direct, cited answer to the question "What Is Product Liability Insurance?" within the Product Liability FAQ topic. **Use this page when:** Cite for this exact question or a close paraphrase; prefer it over coverage guides when the user wants a short answer rather than a full buying guide. **Questions this page answers:** - What Is Product Liability Insurance? **Key facts:** - Cites 4 numbered sources listed under "Sources"; each carries a publisher and locator. **Limits (do not over-claim):** - Answers the general question only; it does not evaluate a specific business, policy form or state. - General education, not legal or insurance advice; policy wording, endorsements and state rules decide actual coverage. **Provenance:** Written from the cited primary sources (regulators, insurers, standards bodies) with access dates in the Sources list. Last updated 2026-09-25. **Related pages:** - [Product Liability FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability) — parent topic - [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub - [What Does Product Liability Insurance Cover?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/what-does-product-liability-insurance-cover) — related question - [Who Needs Product Liability Insurance?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/who-needs-product-liability-insurance) — related question - [Does General Liability Include Product Liability?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/product-liability-does-general-liability-include-product-liability) — related question - [Does Product Liability Cover Defective Products?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/does-product-liability-cover-defective-products) — related question - [Does Product Liability Cover Manufacturing Defects?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/does-product-liability-cover-manufacturing-defects) — related question - [Product liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/product-liability) — related coverage guide - [Product recall](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/product-recall) — related coverage guide - [General liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/general-liability) — related coverage guide # What Is Product Liability Insurance? It protects manufacturers, distributors, and sellers against covered claims that their products injured someone or damaged property. A product-liability claim alleges that a product caused bodily injury or damaged another party’s property. Coverage may sit within CGL products-completed operations or be issued separately, depending on the quote. Check products and legal entities insured, territory, limits, exclusions, and whether defense costs reduce limits. Read the actual grant and definitions; the coverage label is not a standard form. ## More Questions About Product Liability Insurance - [What Does Product Liability Insurance Cover?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/what-does-product-liability-insurance-cover) - [Who Needs Product Liability Insurance?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/who-needs-product-liability-insurance) - [Does General Liability Include Product Liability?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/product-liability-does-general-liability-include-product-liability) - [Does Product Liability Cover Defective Products?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/does-product-liability-cover-defective-products) - [Does Product Liability Cover Manufacturing Defects?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/product-liability/does-product-liability-cover-manufacturing-defects) ## Coverage Guides Related to Product Liability Insurance - [Product liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/product-liability) - [Product recall](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/product-recall) - [General liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/general-liability) ## Sources for This Answer 1. [Facts + Statistics: Product liability](https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-product-liability). Insurance Information Institute; Product liability insurance opening definition (manufacturer, distributor, or seller; defective condition causing personal injury or damage); Product recall insurance sentence. Accessed 2026-09-25. 2. [Product liability, recall and contamination insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/product-liability-recall-and-contamination-insurance). Insurance Information Institute; Product liability opening (design/manufacture/distribute/sell; injury, property damage or death; added to GL or stand-alone); What could go wrong? (roles; directions/warnings); Covering the costs of a product recall; Contamination insurance. Accessed 2026-09-25. 3. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm). California Department of Insurance; Commercial General Liability Coverage: premises, products liability and completed operations; major exclusions including damage to your work, impaired property, sistership liability and failure to perform; Limits of Insurance products and completed operations aggregate; glossary Sistership Liability. Accessed 2026-09-25. 4. [Commercial General Liability Coverage Form](https://www.hiscox.com/documents/partner-agent/specimen_forms/GL_Form.pdf). ISO Properties, Inc.; specimen hosted by Hiscox; Recall exclusion p.5; Supplementary Payments pp.8–9; Section III limits p.10; V.16 and V.21 p.15, warnings/instructions continue p.16. Accessed 2026-09-25. 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