Commercial Product Liability Insurance

Does the business have another name? (ie. DBA)

What type of coverage form is your current insurance policy?

Is there a third party requiring you to provide evidence of your product liability insurance coverage?

Does the business directly import the final product from a foreign company?

Does the business contract the manufacturing or assembly of a final product to others?

Is any manufacturing or assembly performed by a foreign company?

Do you obtain Certificates of Product Liability Insurance from each of your manufacturers/suppliers?

Is the business included as an Additional Insured-Vendor under each manufacturer's/supplier's Product Liability insurance?

Does the business have a written contract with the manufacturer/assembler of their products?

Does the contract require prior approval of any changes in design, components, component suppliers and/ or manufacturing processes?

Is the business's Quality Assurance Program administered by an independent Quality Assurance provider?

Is the business's Internal Quality Assurance Program administered in-house by staff dedicated full-time to Quality Assurance?

Is the business's Quality Assurance Program accredited by, certified by, or registered with any governmental or industry body or agency?

Does the business contract the manufacturing or assembly of its product(s) to a domestic company?

Does the business have a formal written agreement with each sub-manufacturer?

Does the business obtain Certificates of Insurance from all suppliers evidencing Product Liability insurance?

Does the business or others on behalf of the business install, service, repair or maintain the business's product(s)?

Does the business maintain formal written quality control and testing procedures?

Does the business maintain records on when and where its product(s) were manufactured?

Does the business maintain records on whom its product(s) were sold to and the date of sale?

Does the business maintain records on who supplied the parts and/or supplies going into its product(s)?

Does the business maintain records on changes in design?

Does the business maintain records on changes in advertising material?

Are the business's product designs reviewed, tested and verified by others?

Are all warning labels and instructions for use reviewed by outside counsel?

Are the business's products subject to any government or industry standards?

Are the business's products in full compliance?

Has the business attained ISA 9000, QS 9000 or similar Certification?

Does the business offer training or instruction in the use of its product(s)?

Does the business certify trainees?

Does the business have a formal written product recall procedure?

Has the business voluntarily or involuntarily recalled, or is it considering recalling, any known or suspected defective products from the market?

Does the business or others (including suppliers and contract manufacturers) manufacture, create or use carbon nanotubes or fullerenes in any product manufactured, sold or distributed?

Are nanoscale materials or nanoparticles other than carbon nanotubes and fullerenes used by the business or others (including suppliers and contract manufacturers) in the manufacture or creation of any product, or any product, sold or distributed?

Are you aware of any incident, condition, circumstance, defect or suspected defect in any product of work, which may result in a claim or claims against the business that are not listed previously in this form?

Are you aware of any complaint or notice filed in the last three years with any governmental agency or industry regulatory body including, but not limited to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the business's product(s)?

Are you aware of any study, analysis or trial conducted or being conducted by or on behalf of any governmental agency or industry regulatory body to examine the safety of the business's product(s)?