Product Recall Insurance, Explained in 30-Minutes
Understanding coverage before a crisis

Overview:
 
Product recalls are operationally complex and financially unpredictable. While many organizations carry recall insurance, the realities of what triggers coverage, which costs are included, and how policies interact with other insurance are often not fully understood until an incident is already underway.
 
At that stage, there is little room to revisit assumptions. Understanding how coverage works before an incident occurs is critical to the effectiveness of your response, your financial exposure, and speed of recovery.
 
Gain access to our 30-minute webinar exploring how recall insurance works in practice. Whether you already hold recall coverage, are exploring it for the first time, or are reviewing limits following a recent event, this session will help inform smarter, more confident decisions.
 
Within this session and accompanying insights guide, you'll discover:
  • From disruption to recovery: How recall insurance can help stabilize a high-pressure event—supporting faster recovery, protecting trust, and controlling costs.
  • What actually triggers coverage: The real-world moments that activate recall policies and the early actions that help prevent delays, disputes, and uncovered spend.
  • Where recall insurance fits: How coverage interacts with liability, property, cyber, and supply-chain policies—helping you identify gaps and avoid costly overlap.
  • The policy details that shape outcomes: Key provisions that often determine how recall costs are reimbursed and what to prioritize at placement or renewal.
  • How underwriters evaluate risk: What insurers look for when assessing recall exposure—and how you can improve insurability and pricing.


If your role involves managing product risk, regulatory affairs, or recall response, this session provides practical insight and guidance to help you navigate recall insurance with greater clarity, confidence, and preparedness.

Chris Harvey

Chris Harvey

Senior Vice President, Sedgwick
Chris is recognized as an expert in the recall industry and routinely speaks on best practices at trade shows, conventions, and conferences. Throughout his career, he has managed more than 1,200 recall and in-market remediations, including hundreds for the nation’s largest brands.
Martin-Detmer

Martin Detmer

Insurance Broker, Aon
Martin is a broker of product recall and contamination insurance in the Crisis Management Department at Aon. He educates companies about potential exposures to recall and contamination risks, and offers essential strategies to mitigate that risk.
Joseph Stottler

Joseph Stottler

Head of U.S. Product Recall, Upland Specialty
Joe has spent his entire insurance career in the Product Recall space. He started his career on the broking side at Aon before transitioning to underwriting. Prior to assisting the starting up of the Product Recall division at Upland Specialty Insurance in 2024, he held senior positions at two leading Product Recall insurers. Having worked as both a broker and underwriter, he brings a unique perspective to the marketplace focusing on innovation and creative solutions.

About Sedgwick Brand Protection

Trusted by the world’s leading brands and most relied on businesses, Sedgwick brand protection is the market-leading provider of best practice product recall and remediation solutions.

With a 30-year track record of successfully protecting businesses, their customers and our environment, we’ve managed more than 8,000 of the most sensitive and time critical product recall programs, spanning 150+ countries and 50+ languages.