Manufacturers Errors & Omissions Insurance

A manufacturer can create a major loss for a customer without causing bodily injury or physical damage. Manufacturers E&O is designed to address certain covered financial-loss allegations arising from errors, omissions or failures in a manufactured product or related service, depending on the form.

Serving Utah and all 50 states. We help manufacturers and fabricators across Utah, including Logan, Salt Lake County, Utah County and St. George, and we write commercial insurance for clients in all 50 states. Whether your operation is in one Utah location or spread across several states, we focus on lining up the right coverage before your renewal, not after a claim. Reach out for a no-pressure review of what you have today.

Build the program around how the operation actually works.

Manufacturing insurance is not one policy. The right structure depends on the product, process, property, people, contracts and potential severity of a loss.

Performance failureA component may fail to perform as promised and create downstream financial loss without damaging other property.
Specification errorsWork produced to the wrong tolerance, dimensions or specification can create rework, delay or lost-production allegations.
Design responsibilityManufacturers that design, engineer, modify or recommend products can take on exposures beyond pure fabrication.
Delay & downstream lossA defective component can stop a customer’s production line even when nothing is physically damaged.
Contract languageIndemnity, warranties, performance guarantees and limitation-of-liability language can materially affect the exposure.
Claims-made mechanicsMany E&O forms are claims-made, making retroactive dates, continuity and reporting provisions important.

Important distinctions before renewal.

How is manufacturers E&O different from general liability?

General liability is principally built around covered bodily injury and property damage. Manufacturers E&O can be relevant when the allegation is economic loss caused by an error, omission or failure to perform, depending on the policy form.

Does every manufacturer need E&O?

Not necessarily. It becomes more important when a manufacturer works to specifications, designs or engineers products, makes performance representations, or could cause meaningful downstream financial loss without bodily injury or property damage.

What should be reviewed in customer contracts?

Insurance requirements, indemnification, warranties, performance standards, consequential-damage provisions and limitation-of-liability language are all worth understanding alongside the insurance program.

Coverage descriptions are general. Actual coverage depends on the specific policy forms, endorsements, limits, exclusions and facts of a claim.

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