Product Liability Insurance - Should You Purchase It?
In general, product liability claims arise from real or alleged defects linked to the design, manufacturing, labelling, warnings and warranties, packaging, storage, transportation and handling of your products and usually cite safety claims, manufacturing quality, spoilage and indemnity costs.
Damages awarded in such claims, depending on the jurisdiction where you are in, can include medical costs, compensatory damages, economic damages as well as attorneys’ fees, costs and punitive damages.
If you have a claim made against you or your business arising out of the product you have manufactured or sold, having product liability insurance can make the outcome less likely to be as damaging.
Here are some of the benefits of having adequate product liability insurance:
Assets
Product liability insurance can protect your business and its assets, which could be lost in the event that you’re not able to settle a compensation award.
Trading
Some retailers will not execute purchase orders unless the manufacturer or importer has secured a product liability policy.
If you’re an inventor, manufacturers may not be willing to roll out your product until the proper liability insurance has been secured. Read more
Home Insurance and Property Insurance
The protection against risks to property, including fire, theft and weather damage is what is generally referred to as property insurance. Property insurance includes specialized forms of insurance such as fire insurance, flood insurance, earthquake insurance, home insurance and boiler insurance.
You could say that whilst property insurance is generic, home insurance is specific as it relates specifically to a place of residence and its contents. On the other hand, property insurance is not confined to homes but may include movable items.
Property insurance can cover basic equipment (building structure, furniture, inventory, equipment, and supplies) as well as money and securities, such as loss of revenue or cash in transit, and hard-to-replace records, such as accounts receivable, from damage or loss, some of which are not covered under home insurance.
Home insurance, on the other hand, covers various personal insurance protections, which can include losses occurring to one’s home, its contents, loss of its use (additional living expenses), or loss of other personal possessions of the homeowner, as well as liability insurance for accidents that may happen at your home. However, it must be borne in mind that a basic home insurance may not cover all of the items discussed here and additional premium may be payable for these items.