Product liability

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Product liability insurance provides an indemnity to a business in respect of legal liability to the end-users of the products which it either manufactures or sells. Although the definition of a product in most product liability policies is broad, disputes do sometimes occur concerning whether or not the damage in question has been caused by a ‘product’ at all. Further, the cover for property damage is in respect of the insured’s

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