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Product Recall Insurance in New Jersey

New Jersey’s public health program directs consumers to federal recall notices and asks people to report food problems or illness to local health departments; its wholesale-food program separately describes oversight of registered food businesses and qualified-facility attestations. A New Jersey food seller should map which local health department and state wholesale-food contacts would receive a complaint or incident report, because the state pages do not establish a universal state recall-notice deadline. 1,2

What Is Product Recall?

Product recall insurance can pay specified costs to locate and withdraw a product after a covered problem. It fits businesses that could face recall logistics; product liability does not automatically pay those costs, so compare the trigger and covered expenses. Read the national Product recall guide.

What to Watch for in New Jersey

  • Local Food Incident Reporting

    If a New Jersey customer reports illness, the state directs them to report it to the local health department. Keep a rapid intake path for the town or county where the food was served so an illness cluster can be investigated while purchase and lot details are still available. 1

  • Wholesale Facility Records

    New Jersey’s qualified-facility pathway relies on an FDA attestation and valid food-facility registration. If a wholesale facility qualifies, keep the current attestation and registration with the lot history; the insurer will need to see which products and locations the record covers. 2

  • Map the Local and State Contacts

    Before binding, identify which facilities are state-registered wholesale food operations and which complaints go to local retail regulators. Ask how the policy treats agency coordination and customer notification across that split. 2,1

Who Regulates Insurance in New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance

New Jersey DOBI licenses insurers and producers, reviews insurance products and rates, monitors insurer solvency and responds to insurance complaints. The Property and Casualty unit regulates commercial and personal property and casualty rates, rules and forms. 3,4,5,6

Surplus-lines tax and stamping office

Reported tax rate: 5% of gross premium, less return premium New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance states a 5% surplus-lines tax for policies effective on or after July 1, 2009; its FAQ also describes direct-procurement tax filing for premium allocated to New Jersey. A New Jersey surplus-lines producer generally must make a diligent effort to place the risk with authorized insurers, subject to the exportable-list and other statutory exceptions. New Jersey’s separate surplus-lines guaranty fund has narrow coverage; ordinary commercial surplus-lines claims are generally outside guaranty protection. 7,8,9

Providers With Documented State Licenses

No provider in Spot’s research documents both a state license record and this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy in New Jersey

  1. How should I report a suspected food illness in New Jersey?
  2. What facility records should I have ready if a recall starts?
  3. Which New Jersey agency should my response team contact first, and what records should we provide?

Product Recall in New Jersey: FAQ

How should I report a suspected food illness in New Jersey? 1

The state’s consumer guidance points illness reports to local health departments. Maintain the applicable local contact and a product-traceability packet for each New Jersey sales area. 1

What facility records should I have ready if a recall starts? 2

For qualified New Jersey facilities, the health department points to an FDA attestation and valid food-facility registration. Keep both current and ask the broker whether the policy requires copies at application or only after an incident. 2

Product Recall in Other States

Other Coverage in New Jersey

Sources

  1. Consumer Food Safety. New Jersey Department of Health; Food Recalls; reporting food problems; illness reporting. Accessed 2026-09-29.
  2. Wholesale Food. New Jersey Department of Health; Wholesale Food; qualified facility attestations and wholesale food oversight. Accessed 2026-09-29.
  3. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Official regulator homepage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  4. Division of Insurance. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; States that Division issues insurer/producer licenses, reviews products and rates, monitors solvency and responds to consumer concerns. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. Insurance Licensing and Education. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Official producer licensing page links to NJDOBI Licensee Search and SBS Licensee Search. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Consumer Information. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Official consumer assistance/complaints destination; DOBI hotline 800-446-7467. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  7. Surplus Lines FAQs. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Current DOBI FAQ states 5% on policies effective on/after July 1, 2009 and identifies direct-procurement filing when NJ receives an out-of-state surplus-lines premium allocation. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  8. N.J.A.C. 11:1-33.3, Surplus Lines Procurement Requirements. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Rule requires diligent effort to place with authorized insurer except coverages on Exportable List. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  9. Surplus Lines Tax Q&A. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; DOBI FAQ states Surplus Lines Guaranty Fund covers medical malpractice liability and property covering owner-occupied dwellings under four units; this is narrow and not ordinary business coverage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  10. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. About Risklytics. Risklytics; What we do; Who we insure; Licensing; Agency licenses table dated 2026-09-10. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.

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This guide is informational and does not determine whether a policy is available or meets your needs. Editorial policy. To suggest a correction, contact Spot with a supporting source.

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