AIG vs CNA: How Do They Compare for Product Liability Insurance?

AIG focuses on aviation product operations; CNA targets life-sciences manufacturers and offers work-hazard product liability that can be monoline or combined with professional liability. 3,7

What Is AIG?

AIG is the marketing name for American International Group, Inc.; AIG says its insurance products are written or provided by subsidiaries or affiliates. Its U.S. business pages list commercial casualty, property, cyber, management and professional liability, and specialty programs, but a brand-level page does not identify the insurer for a particular policy. 1,2

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CNA Small Business Insurance: Products, Agents and Service

CNA directs small-business buyers to independent agents and describes CNA Connect as a businessowners policy for more than 600 small-business classes. Issuer and availability vary by policy and state, so confirm both in a quote. 4,5,6

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What Is Product Liability Insurance?

Product liability can cover claims that a product you make, import, distribute or sell injured someone or damaged property. If your business handles products, describe every role in the supply chain and ask how the quote treats product damage and recall costs. 10,11,12,13,14

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Key Differences in Product Liability Insurance

CNA targets life-sciences work-hazard claims

AIG places product liability in Aerospace and Aviation and names aircraft manufacturers, distributors and repair operations. CNA’s Life Sciences Work-Hazard Product Liability targets manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices, covering bodily injury or property damage from product work-hazard claims. Companies outside those sectors should ask whether CNA has another route; aviation buyers should confirm AIG’s product-specific appetite. 3 7

CNA offers monoline or combined limits

CNA says Products–Work Hazard Liability and Professional Liability may be issued separately or combined under one aggregate, and qualified small-business applicants may obtain limits up to $10 million with E&O. AIG’s overview does not publish comparable limits. Buyers should decide whether a shared aggregate suits both product and professional exposures. 8 3

What to Confirm in Product Liability Insurance Quotes

  • Ask CNA whether the quote is monoline or shares an aggregate with E&O and how eligibility is assessed. 7
  • Request AIG’s covered aviation activities, limits and exclusions. 3

Review Scores

These averages can combine ratings for different products, locations, and customer groups, including approximate BBB grade conversions. Read each review for the sources, scope, and calculation.

AIG

4.4/ 10

Review Score

2 rated sources

Customer ratings for AIG are low: Trustpilot shows 1.9 out of 5 from 252 reviews, and NerdWallet gives 2.5 stars and notes more claims complaints than expected. These pages cover many AIG products and countries, so they only loosely describe business insurance.[1][2]

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CNA

9.0/ 10

Review Score

1 rated source

Customer feedback on CNA is mixed and hard to compare. NerdWallet gave it 4.5 out of 5 for manufacturers, while Trustpilot shows about 1.4 out of 5 from 49 mostly self-selected reviews.[1][5]

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Offering Details

AIG vs CNA: Product Liability Insurance: documented features by provider

CriteriaAIG Aviation Product LiabilityCNA Life Sciences Product Liability
Role in This Line

AIG markets product liability as part of its Aerospace and Aviation insurance practice, specifically for aviation-related product operations. It is not evidence of a broad standalone product liability offer for unrelated sectors. 3Company-reported. Role in this product is limited to the description on the linked AIG source.

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Who It’s For

AIG identifies aviation product manufacturers, distributors and maintenance, repair and overhaul operations as audiences for its aviation product liability solutions. The page does not establish eligibility for all product manufacturers. 3Company-reported. Audience is the segment AIG names on the linked source; this is not an underwriting decision, quote or guarantee of availability.

CNA targets life-sciences manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers, including pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, biotechnology and medical-device organizations, as well as R&D/clinical-trial organizations. 7Company-reported. Entity: CNA brand; issuing company varies by form/state Product: Life-sciences product and professional liability Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: U.S. life-sciences manufacturers, distributors, R&D and clinical-trial organizations Claim limitation: Company marketing summary only; issued policy forms, underwriting, jurisdictional availability, limits, exclusions and definitions control.

Coverage Features

AIG lists aviation product liability insurance among aviation liability solutions. It does not publish a buyer’s covered products, legal liability terms, limits or exclusions on this overview page. 3Company-reported. AIG’s public product description is not the policy. Actual entitlement depends on the applicable issued form, endorsements and declarations.

CNA markets a Life Sciences Work-Hazard Product Liability policy for bodily injury or property damage arising from product work-hazard claims. 7Company-reported. Entity: CNA brand; issuing company varies by form/state Product: Life-sciences Work-Hazard Product Liability Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: U.S. life-sciences manufacturers, distributors, R&D and clinical-trial organizations Claim limitation: Company marketing summary only; issued policy forms, underwriting, jurisdictional availability, limits, exclusions and definitions control.

CNA says Products–Work Hazard Liability and Professional Liability may be issued separately or combined with one aggregate; monoline options are available. 9Company-reported. Entity: CNA brand; issuing company varies by form/state Product: Small-business life-sciences products and professional liability Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: U.S. small-business life-sciences products liability; summary is not policy form Claim limitation: Company marketing summary only; issued policy forms, underwriting, jurisdictional availability, limits, exclusions and definitions control. Source FAQ is dated 2023 and is an informational summary, not the issued policy form. Historical FAQ summary ©2023; not the issued form. Source/date qualification: Copyright ©2023; FAQ details are historical summary, not issued policy terms.

Limits and Retentions

The aviation page does not publish a product-liability limit for an individual manufacturer or product. Confirm capacity, attachment and policy terms with AIG for the account. 3Not publicly disclosed. This statement reports only what the linked public source discloses and does not substitute for a quote or issued policy.

CNA’s small-business life-sciences page states that qualified applicants may obtain product liability with E&O limits up to $10 million. 8Company-reported. Entity: CNA brand; issuing company varies by form/state Product: Small-business life-sciences Products Liability with E&O Jurisdiction: United States Research source scope: U.S. small-business life-sciences professional and products liability Claim limitation: Up to $10 million for qualified risks; not guaranteed offered limit or universal availability.

Risk Services

AIG describes aviation-focused underwriting and claims adjusters/attorneys, a 24/7 hotline and application materials for aircraft products. These resources do not determine coverage or claim acceptance. 3Company-reported. The linked page describes company-reported support; specific account services and third-party arrangements must be confirmed.

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Sources

AIG

  1. Investor Relations. American International Group, Inc. (AIG); About AIG and legal footer; lines 244–246 and 327–331. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. Business. AIG US; Surplus Lines heading and paragraph, lines 357–359. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  3. Aerospace & Aviation Insurance. AIG; Official AIG Aerospace & Aviation page: named aviation product liability solutions for manufacturers, distributors, maintenance/repair/overhaul operations; aviation underwriting, claims support and application links; standard policy caveat. Accessed 2026-09-30.

CNA

  1. Insurance for Small Businesses. CNA; Insurance for Small Businesses, lines 38-50 and 65-67 (CNA Central and agent route); lines 79-106 (product and stated appetite lists); page footer line 132 (CNA registered service mark). Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. CNA Connect Small Businessowners Policy (BOP) | CNA Insurance. CNA; CNA Connect; coverages, product range, services. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  3. General Disclaimer. CNA; General Disclaimer paragraphs 1 and 5 (HTML lines 24 and 28): CNA describes Continental Casualty Company and its relevant affiliates; references to CNA may include one or more CCC affiliates; each particular policy/product/service is the responsibility only of the specific CNA company that issues or supplies it. Footer line 57 identifies CNA Financial Corporation as trademark registrant. Re-read 2026-09-29. Accessed 2026-09-29.
  4. Life Sciences Insurance | CNA. CNA; Life Sciences: products, target classes, claims and risk control. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. Small Business Life Sciences Insurance | CNA. CNA; Coverage and appetite: products liability, limits, optional features and target classes. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Life Sciences Coverage Highlights FAQ | CNA. CNA; pp. 1–3: work-hazard products liability, separate/combined form, recall benefit, reporting, availability and exclusions. Accessed 2026-09-28.

Product Liability Insurance Guide

  1. Get business insurance. U.S. Small Business Administration; Six common types of business insurance table. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. 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 2026-09-16.
  3. 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 2026-09-16.
  4. Commercial Insurance Guide. 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 2026-09-16.
  5. Commercial General Liability Coverage Form. 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 2026-09-16.

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