CFC vs Embroker Product Liability Insurance

CFC sells product liability only inside its life science and nutraceuticals package policies, not as a standalone product-liability product. ⁵Company-reported. Life science product page, which lists life sciences and nutraceuticals as the two package policies covering products/completed operations exposure.

Embroker sells product liability as a standalone policy, and says most companies instead add it as an endorsement to a general liability policy or bundle it into a Business Owners Policy, with only larger companies typically buying an independent policy. ¹²Company-reported. Product-page description and 'Tips for Saving' section; not a statement about the issuing insurer.

The reviewed life science and nutraceuticals brochures describe CFC as the policy designer and point of contact but do not name the insurer that carries the product-liability risk for either package. ^5,6,7Not publicly disclosed. Life science page and both brochures as read on 2026-09-23. CFC's own materials describe it as an underwriting manager rather than a risk-bearing insurer, so a specific carrier for either package would need to come from the quote or declarations.

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For the life science package, CFC says it considers companies importing, manufacturing, distributing or leasing tangible products, implantable and non-implantable devices, and software as a medical device, but ordinarily declines products such as hip and knee replacement kits, infusion devices, implantable silicone, and breast implants. ⁶Company-reported. Life science brochure's "Products we consider" and "What we ordinarily decline" lists; actual acceptance depends on individual underwriting.

For the nutraceuticals package, CFC says its appetite covers products like energy drinks, weight-loss or weight-gain products, functional health products and cosmetics, but ordinarily declines products containing or derived from kratom or colloidal silver, or with excessively high stimulant levels. ⁷Company-reported. Nutraceuticals brochure's "What we like" and "What we ordinarily decline" lists; actual acceptance depends on individual underwriting.

Embroker markets the policy to businesses that manufacture, repair, distribute or sell products, saying manufacturers are most often held liable but sellers and repairers can also be named in claims. ¹²Company-reported. Product-page 'Who Is It For?' section; not a guarantee of coverage for a particular business.

Both packages cover legal expenses and compensation for bodily injury or property damage claims arising from use, ingestion, or (for life science) implantation of the insured's product, alongside product recall costs for government-enforced recalls, with voluntary recall available as an extension. ^6,7Company-reported. Life science and nutraceuticals brochures' "Commercial general liability"/"Products and completed operations" and "Product recall" sections; exact wording and exclusions are set by the policy as issued.

Embroker lists coverage for bodily injury, property damage, illness and wrongful death claims arising from design defects, manufacturing defects, or warning/labeling defects in a product. ¹²Company-reported. Product-page 'What Does Product Liability Insurance Cover?' section; the issued policy and declarations control.

Embroker says the policy excludes employee injuries (covered by workers' compensation), third-party accidents on the policyholder's property (covered by general liability), product recall costs (which need a separate endorsement or product recall policy), and technology product claims (covered by tech E&O). ¹²Company-reported. Product-page What's Not Covered section, distinguishing product liability from general liability, product recall insurance and technology E&O.

CFC's brochures list a maximum products-liability limit of $15 million on a claims-made basis and $7 million on an occurrence basis for both the life science and nutraceuticals packages. ^6,7Company-reported. "Limits and minimum premiums" sections of both brochures; the limit actually issued depends on underwriting.

Embroker says pricing depends heavily on product risk category (for example, pharmaceuticals or firearms cost more than lower-risk goods), company size and revenue, and claims history; it does not publish standard policy limits. ¹²Company-reported. Product-page 'How Much Does Product Liability Insurance Cost?' section.

CFC publishes separate application forms for life science products/software and for nutraceuticals, so the underwriting intake differs by package even though both share the same product-liability grant. ⁵Company-reported. Life science product page's downloads list.

Embroker says applicants can get a product liability quote in under 10 minutes through its digital platform and choose their own deductibles and limits. ¹²Company-reported. Product-page 'Why Get It With Embroker?' section; no quote was requested during this research.

CFC says it has pioneered coverage for nutraceuticals as an emerging risk area and has claims handlers experienced with that sector's product claims. ⁸Company-reported. CFC's claims page, "Emerging risk" section; a general capability statement with no published nutraceuticals-specific claim volume or outcome data.

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