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Industries · Manufacturing and wholesale

Insurance for printing companies.

Property and equipment breakdown for presses, errors and omissions for misprints, coverage for customer stock and files, and workers’ comp for press operators.

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What printing companies usually carry

  • General liability, $1M / $2M
  • Printers errors and omissions
  • Property and presses
  • Equipment breakdown
  • Customer property in your care
  • Cyber liability
  • Workers’ comp

Watch for these in a printing policy

  • MisprintsA wrong price in 50,000 catalogs is a reprint someone pays for. General liability does not cover it; printers errors and omissions can.
  • What you printPrinting a customer’s design that copies someone’s trademark or photo can get you sued too. Many policies limit these claims, so pair coverage with indemnity terms on your orders.
  • Customer stockPaper, envelopes, and inserts customers supply are in your care. Your property policy may cover little of it unless property of others is added.
  • Mailing listsMail house work puts names and addresses in your systems. A breach of a customer’s list is a cyber claim, not general liability.

What agencies and corporate clients ask printing companies for

  • Cyber liabilityClients who send customer data for mailings often require it, sometimes at $1M or more.
  • Errors and omissionsAgencies and publishers may ask for proof of printers errors and omissions.
  • IndemnityAgencies may ask you to hold them harmless for production errors. We check that your policy backs it.
  • Additional insuredCorporate clients may ask to be named on general liability for on-site or event work.

Questions printing companies ask

Straight answers.

The questions we hear most, answered plainly.

Does insurance cover a reprint after our mistake?

General liability does not. Printers errors and omissions can pay for a reprint or a customer’s loss from a printing error, up to its limit and after the deductible.

Are customer files and artwork covered if we lose them?

Valuable papers and electronic data coverage can pay to recreate files lost to a covered cause, like a fire. A hack or ransomware attack needs a cyber policy.

How is printing company insurance priced?

Usually on sales, the value of your presses and building, the kind of printing you do, and your claims.

Can I pay monthly?

Yes. Most policies can be paid in full or monthly.

Manufacturing and wholesale

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Wholesale distributors

General liability with products, $1M / $2M, Property and inventory, Goods in transit

Warehouses and 3PLs

Warehouse legal liability, General liability, $1M / $2M, Motor truck cargo, if you haul

Importers

Products liability, $1M / $2M, Ocean and air cargo, Customs bond

Cosmetics makers

Products liability, $1M / $2M, Product recall, Property and inventory

Manufacturers

General liability with products, $1M / $2M, Product recall, Property and inventory

Machine shops

General liability with products, $1M / $2M, Property and machinery, Equipment breakdown

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