General Star provides worldwide coverage specifically designed to enhance our offerings for a broad range of products-oriented risks. In conjunction with other coverage enhancements, we continue to expand our coverage offerings to meet the special insurance needs of product manufacturers, fabricators, distributors, importers and exporters.

What is the need?

• Judgments for claims in foreign jurisdictions against U.S. companies arising out of their products or business activities may be upheld in U.S. courts, regardless of whether that company has any foreign presence
• Most domestic liability insurance only provides coverage for suits brought in the U.S.

Coverage Offered

Commercial General Liability and Products/Completed Operations including:

• Damages and defense costs coverage for the products completed operations hazard and short term travel/business activities on our Commercial General Liability Policy
• Damages and defense costs coverage for the products completed operations hazard on our Products-Completed Operations Liability Policy
• Coverage is available in many countries or jurisdictions
• Expert claims handling by General Star with the assistance of an internationally recognized adjusting company

Target Risks

• U.S. based risks that manufacture, distribute or export products internationally
• For more information on our Products/Completed Ops appetite, see the Products/Completed Operations product page.

Ineligible Exposures

• Foreign entities/organizations
• Risks with only foreign revenues