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title: "What should I do with a customer product-defect report when renewing insurance?"
description: "Preserve the report, product model and lot information, sales records, and any follow-up or corrective action, then disclose material incidents accurately in the application."
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# What should I do with a customer product-defect report when renewing insurance?

Preserve the report, product model and lot information, sales records, and any follow-up or corrective action, then disclose material incidents accurately in the application. [Duty to Report to CPSC: Rights and Responsibilities of Businesses](https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Recall-Guidance/Duty-to-Report-to-CPSC-Rights-and-Responsibilities-of-Businesses), [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm)

Ask the broker how to report the incident to the insurer and review any notice conditions, exclusions, or product schedules. A report or compliance step does not determine whether a claim is insured. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm)

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[Read the Home and Personal Insurance Buying Guide](https://spot.insure/industries/home-and-personal)

## More Home and Personal Questions

- [Does a business owner’s policy include my delivery vehicles?](https://spot.insure/industries/home-and-personal/does-a-bop-include-delivery-vehicles)

## Coverage to Discuss

- [Product liability](https://spot.insure/coverage/product-liability)
- [General liability](https://spot.insure/coverage/general-liability)
- [Commercial property](https://spot.insure/coverage/commercial-property)
- [Tools, equipment and inland marine](https://spot.insure/coverage/inland-marine)
- [Commercial auto](https://spot.insure/coverage/commercial-auto)
- [Workers’ compensation](https://spot.insure/coverage/workers-compensation)

## Sources and Further Reading

- [Launch your business](https://cdn.www.sba.gov/counseling/launch-your-business/) — U.S. Small Business Administration. Pick the type of business insurance you need; product liability row
  SBA guide to common insurance questions for product businesses.
- [Small Business](https://content.naic.org/consumer/small-business.htm) — National Association of Insurance Commissioners. BOP questions and answers, lines 20–27
  NAIC says commercial auto is typically outside a business owner’s policy.
- [Duty to Report to CPSC: Rights and Responsibilities of Businesses](https://www.cpsc.gov/Business--Manufacturing/Recall-Guidance/Duty-to-Report-to-CPSC-Rights-and-Responsibilities-of-Businesses) — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Duty to Report and Section 37 note, lines 59–62
  CPSC guidance on specified product-safety information and reporting duties.
- [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm) — California Department of Insurance. Commercial Insurance Guide, revised June 14, 2024: purchasing coverage, commercial property, inland marine, boiler and machinery, commercial general liability, and workers compensation.
- [Employer information](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/employer.htm) — California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation. Opening section, employer obligation and out-of-state employer paragraph



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Updated 2026-09-28. [Editorial Policy](https://spot.insure/editorial-policy).

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