Nebraska Product Liability Insurance Guide

Nebraska defines a product-liability action by the defendant’s role and alleged physical injury, death, or property damage from product design, manufacture, installation, labeling, warnings, or instructions, regardless of legal theory; economic loss alone is outside that definition. Most covered actions have a four-year occurrence-based period, and a separate ten-year repose rule applies to products manufactured in Nebraska and to out-of-state products according to the manufacturing jurisdiction’s repose law, subject to a ten-year minimum; if that jurisdiction has no applicable repose statute, the four-year rule governs. UCC sale-of-goods claims and specified asbestos claims are excluded from the paired rule. Product origin, first sale or lease, harm type, and claim category are important records to discuss with counsel and a broker; the statutes do not determine insurance coverage.

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. Read the national Product liability guide.

What to Watch for With Product Liability in Nebraska

The statutory definition centers on physical harm
The statutory product-liability definition covers claims against a manufacturer, seller, or lessor for personal injury, death, or property damage arising from a broad range of product activities, including design, assembly, installation, labeling, and warnings. Nebraska annotations say this means physical harm, not economic loss alone. Separate warranty or commercial-loss theories may need separate legal and policy analysis. ^1,²
The ordinary product-action period is occurrence-based
Section 25-224(1) generally requires a covered product-liability action within four years after the death, injury, or damage occurs, subject to its stated exceptions and the separate repose rule. Do not turn this into a universal deadline for every sales-contract or warranty dispute. ^2,¹
The repose calculation depends on where the product was made
For a product manufactured in Nebraska, subsection 25-224(2) sets a ten-year period after first sale or lease for use or consumption. For an out-of-state product, it uses the applicable repose statute of the manufacturing state or country, but never less than ten years; if that jurisdiction has no applicable repose, subsection (1)’s four-year period is the only limitation stated there. The UCC § 2-725 exception is express. ²
Record first transfer and manufacturing location
The rule makes manufacturing location and first sale or lease for use relevant, while the statutory definition reaches manufacturers, sellers, and lessors. Retain traceable records for manufacturing site, completed product and components, first transfer, product versions, and the identity and role of each seller or lessor. ^2,¹

Which Product Liability Providers Have Nebraska License Records?

These providers publish a national listing for Product liability; the license records below name the licensed entities and roles. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in Nebraska. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

Vouch
Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28
Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC
Vouch’s licenses page, effective January 16, 2025, lists producer licenses in all 50 states and DC. Its separate surplus-lines table includes Idaho number 870820, while a footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses. Because those statements conflict for Idaho, this record keeps Idaho producer-only and does not treat the table number as established agency surplus-lines authority. The page is company-reported and does not establish product availability. ¹⁶
Vouch lists product liability among the core coverages in its technology-company programs.

Who Regulates Insurance in Nebraska?

Nebraska Department of Insurance

The Nebraska Department of Insurance oversees insurers and producers and examines insurance complaints. Its online company and producer search is maintained through State Based Systems. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: 877-564-7323

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Nebraska

Reported tax rate. 3% of gross premium charged, less return premiums ^6,^7,^8,⁹

Nebraska’s 3% tax applies to gross premium charged less return premium when the risk is Nebraska’s home-state placement; fees paid to the carrier are taxable, while broker-retained or third-party fees are not. A Nebraska-licensed surplus-lines producer ordinarily must complete due diligence, while exempt-commercial-purchaser provisions permit limited exceptions; federal ECP status alone does not erase the disclosure and subsequent written-request conditions for the federal search waiver. Nebraska policies state that its Property and Liability Guaranty Association will not cover surplus-lines claims.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Product Liability in Nebraska

Can our records establish where each finished product was manufactured, when it was first sold or leased for use, and which entities manufactured, sold, or leased it?
Does an allegation involve bodily injury, death, physical damage to property, or only commercial/economic loss, and is it a UCC sale-of-goods claim?
For an out-of-state product, have counsel identified the manufacturing jurisdiction’s current applicable repose rule and any transition or exception before calculating a deadline?
How do the proposed products-completed-operations coverage, defense, limits, and exclusions address our product roles and physical-harm exposures? Confirm from the actual policy form.

Product Liability Insurance in Nebraska: Frequently Asked Questions

Does Nebraska give every product claim ten years?

No. The four-year occurrence-based period and a separate ten-year repose provision interact, and the repose provision treats products made in Nebraska differently from those made elsewhere. The out-of-state rule references the manufacturing jurisdiction’s repose statute, with a ten-year floor, and applies only to product-liability actions within the statutory scope. ^2,¹

Does the Nebraska product-liability definition include economic loss alone?

No. Section 25-21,180 defines the covered injury, death, or property-damage actions; its annotations state that the definition refers to physical harm, not economic loss. Contract and warranty claims need separate analysis. ¹

Sources for Product Liability Insurance in Nebraska

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Nebraska Revised Statute § 25-21,180. Nebraska Legislature; Current official codification; definition of product-liability action and annotation citing National Crane Corp. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Nebraska Revised Statute § 25-224. Nebraska Legislature; Current official codification; subsections (1), (2)(a), (3), and (5), plus annotations on application and starting event. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Nebraska Department of Insurance. Nebraska Department of Insurance; Official department homepage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Company and Producer Search. Nebraska Department of Insurance; Nebraska DOI’s state-specific search landing page; identifies SBS as the source for producer and company licensing records. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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File a Complaint. Nebraska Department of Insurance; Official complaint filing page; complaint division examines complaints; toll-free hotline 877-564-7323 is in-state only. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines. Nebraska Department of Insurance; Current page states 3% on gross premiums less return premium; carrier fees included, broker-retained/third-party fees excluded; describes due-diligence and ECP/self-procurement rules. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. §§44-5501–44-5515. Nebraska Legislature; Surplus Lines Insurance Act; §§44-5502, 44-5509 and 44-5510 address home state, policy notice and due diligence. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. §§44-5502, 44-5510 and 44-5515. Nebraska Legislature; ECP definition, diligent-search rules, exempt purchaser filing/tax treatment; federal ECP waiver also requires broker disclosure and subsequent purchaser written request under 15 U.S.C. §8205. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. §44-5509. Nebraska Legislature; Required surplus-lines policy disclaimer says Nebraska Property and Liability Guaranty Association will not be liable. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
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Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

Nebraska Product Liability Insurance Guide

What Is Product Liability Insurance?

What to Watch for With Product Liability in Nebraska

The statutory definition centers on physical harm

The ordinary product-action period is occurrence-based

The repose calculation depends on where the product was made

Record first transfer and manufacturing location